Almond Flour Brownies

I love brownies! Some gluten-free brownie recipes taste like cardboard, are too dry and/or are super dense. These are fluffy with have a cake-like texture and taste delicious. They also taste great with a peanut butter frosting! To make the frosting I just blended together peanut butter, unsweetened pea milk and coconut sugar. So good, you have to try these! 

Servings: 12
Prep/Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 
• 1 cup coconut sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup almond flour
• 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp coarse salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Place the oil, applesauce, coconut sugar, eggs, vanilla and vinegar in a medium bowl and use an electric mixer and blend until smooth.
3. In another bowl, mix together the almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. 
4. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and blend until thoroughly combined.
5. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. 
6. Sprinkle salt on top immediately after pulling the brownies out of the oven.