I have written out my normal, naughty, can get everything on stores ones first but scroll down for the guilt free ones that taste just as good!
Naughty but Nice
Ingredients:
- 125g butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 big tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup pl flour
Method:
Mix butter sugar and cocoa over low heat until butter is melted. Let cool a little, whisk in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and bake in a small/medium-ish square cake tin at 180 deg cel til firm but still fudgy.
Guilt-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free
Ingredients:
- 2 smallish ripe avocados
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 cup coconut sugar (or you could use maple syrup but probably only 1/3 cup, taste and try!)
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup almond meal
Method:
Beat avo, coconut oil and sugar until smooth. Add cocoa, then vanilla and eggs, then finally almond meal. Pop in small/medium-ish square tin and bake at 180 deg cel.
The Ramblings:
I love food. Oh boy I love food. But, I also HATE exercise yet I want to still fit through the front door….. See my dilema??? The other issue is money. My job is an awesome set up in that we get accommodation, utilities, and basic food. While what we can get on stores is awesome for the baking for the boys (enough to eat butter from here to Calcutta, cheers Mem Fox) who are outside working their backsides off all day. Given I do not have the self control to not eat yummy things, my backside needs me to spend a few $$$ in town on weird stuff like coconut oil, coconut sugar, maple syrup etc so I can make yummy, non-devilish things.
Avocados are crazy expensive but in town at IGA they sometimes have bags of 6 for $6. Which sounds bad but when a pound of butter is about the same, I can either get 3 trays of still awesome avo brownies or 4 trays of brownies that make me hate myself a little bit more…. Maybe I’m just really good at justifying spending money, but in my eyes it seems like the way to go for me 😀
Also, I have a fair few friends whose tummies aren’t fond of either dairy, gluten or both so this is an awesome way for us to be able to enjoy food together without the guilt or a bathroom traffic controller being necessary.