Flourless Brownies

Of all the bowls in my kitchen, I broke one of the only two white ones. It was one of those slo-mo scenarios, too. I had finished working out [do this, I dare you], was shakily standing on my toes to grab the white bowl on the third shelf in the cupboard next to the sink. It slipped out of my hand, but I grabbed it again…only to drop it for reals. It shattered on the counter and sent killer white porcelain shards around the kitchen like confetti. This is what I get for trying to be proactive for some overnight oats.

Since I almost singed my eyelashes off last night [my mascara melted!], I might want to eat out tomorrow. My kitchen is attacking me.

These are crumbly, fyi. I wouldn’t really plan on making them if I had to present them to guests or take them to a potluck. I have no qualms going to town on crumb cleanup in my own house. My brownies. My mess. I dropped chocolate chips in, but you can substitute just about anything in there [nuts, pretzels, peanut butter chips…]. I found them to be better the next day once they had a chance to meld together better. Less messy + more flavor. Done.

Inspiration: Spoonful of Sugar Free

Ingredients

  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoons brown rice syrup [or other sweetener]
  • Mix ins as you desire–chocolate chips, pretzels, nuts, candy

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. Mix everything together except for the cocoa powder and baking powder.
  3. Add in the cocoa and baking powders and mix until smooth.
  4. Once you have a thoroughly mixed, thick batter.
  5. Pour into a prepared 8×8 dish [I lightly oiled mine] and top with whatever mix-ins are available.
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. 


15 thoughts on “Flourless Brownies”

  • Mmmm! They look yummy 😀 And ugh! I hate it when I drop dishes, too. Unfortunately, I have a bad habit of dropping clear glasses-the ones I can’t see on the flour!

  • These look YUMMY. Like, dangerously yummy. What would you think about adding some espresso powder? Me thinks I might be trying it this weekend… 🙂

  • Ooo, crumbly brownies are so good on top of oatmeal/yogurt/you name it. And how’d you melt your mascara?? Kitchens are dangerous. Good reason to treat yourself to a meal out 😀 I did the Burpees Are Forever and Ever workout yesterday AFTER doing some sumo squats–it was a terrible/awesome idea. The Haters workout is on my to-do list, but getting in an evening jog tonight instead.

    • I made the garlic garbanzo knots the other night, and I usually wear my glasses, but I had them off for some reason while I went to check on them in the oven. I have a gas oven, so all of the heat is at the top of the thing. When I opened the door, all this insane heat rushed out and I leaned my head down like an idiot to scope things out. I guess I never notice it when I have my glasses on, but my eyes got really hot and really dry and my mascara congealed and curled my eyelashes like none other. The sensation wouldn’t stop until I ran upstairs to wash my face. I can only imagine what would have happened if I didn’t have the mascara on.

      I did a jog last night and the bodyrock workout. My legs hurt so bad today. I wanted to fall over when I jumped out of bed this morning.

      • Ohh, I’ve been hit by the oven blast before too! But never to a mascara-melting degree. They need to put warning labels on those things for us eager bakers. How’d your knots turn out??

        • They were alright. . I’m having visions of using the other half of the batch as cinnamon sugar twists instead [never mind that it already has some basil in the dough]. I’ve been on a cinnamon sugar kick lately.

  • Now that Fall temperatures are finally settling in, brownies seem to be lingering in my mind more and more!

    P.S. Michelle – I’ve made those pretzel brownies from Joy; You would have to roll me around if I could get my hands on those everyday!

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