Do you like rich chocolate like I do?
For me…the richer the better…
And this is one wealthy brownie. Loaded. Rollin’ in it. It’s got bank.
These babies require a glass of milk.
A tall one.
After you have these, a brownie from a box just won’t do anymore. You won’t even be able to call those boxed things brownies anymore. They’ll just be a brown square of blah-ness.
Nope, now these…these are real brownies.
And, guess what?! I experimented a little with the chocolate chips to see if I could make them with butter instead of coconut oil.
Oh yeah!!
You SO can!
The chips are a little softer when made with butter, but they still worked just fine.
And they definately taste good.
And make great Chocolate Chip Brownies!
Chocolate Chip Brownies
1 stick butter, melted
1 cup rapadura
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup homemade chocolate chips (chunks)
Stir together butter, rapadura and cocoa. Mix in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour and mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Pour into a 8×8 baking stone or pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
I had to double this recipe today…because I’m taking a few to some friends tonight…and because…YUM!
Get yourself a tall glass of milk…and sit down and enjoy one of these rich treats!
And then, get up and jog a few laps…
Cause even though these are on the healthier side of things…
They aren’t carrot sticks.
Suezque says:
MMM! I can’t wait to try these!! How much butter did you use for the chocolate chunks instead of the oil???
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Erin says:
thanks for stopping by my blog today. I actually do really well with my meals- I eat pretty simply and watch for added sugars in any of the packaged things we get- I’m just in a bad habit of eating ice cream with fudge and nuts every night- so I am trying to figure something out for that- back to measuring portions I guess…or back to having hubby make homemade ice cream for me- so I can control the sweetener used and the amount used. we’re also experimenting making our own fudge sauce, so we’ll see how that turns out. I found a GREAT website that I think you’ll enjoy on your no sugar plunge. She uses natural sugars in all her recipes- let me know what you think. And brownies are my favorite baked good- so I will have to try these- they look divine! Here’s the link
http://www.sweetsavvy.com/
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Elizabeth Sue says:
Great post, thanks for stopping by CFO Moms!
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Laura says:
I substituted the exact amount of butter for the oil that it called for…one cup I believe.
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Tammy L says:
What is rapadura?
I will have to remember the homemade chocolate chips recipe! 
We have used cocoa/sugar/oil in place of chocolate in recipes, but not for chocolate chips… 
March 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Marnie says:
We made this over the weekend, they were very good. But, I did notice that there wasn’t any baking powder or salt in the recipe. I was wondering if this is intentional or just a mistake in typing. I did add both of these to my batch and they turned out great!
Thanks again for the great recipes and ideas. I have really been enjoying your site.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:01 am