Who’s ready for something sweet? This recipe caught my eye because it’s a brownie recipe using almond butter as the base. I’ve found almond butter to be a bit milder, giving it a less profound flavor on baked goods. If you love peanut butter, though, I see no reason you couldn’t use that in this recipe, which would make it quite a bit cheaper!
Brownies http://elanaspantry.com/brownies/
- 16 oz jar creamy roasted almond butter
- 2 eggs
- 1¼ cups sugar-free syrup
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
In a large bowl, blend almond butter until smooth with a hand blender. Blend in eggs; then blend in syrup and vanilla. Blend in cocoa, salt, and baking soda. Grease a 13×9” dish. Pour batter in dish. Bake at 325° for 25-40 min. (I halved this recipe and used a smaller baking dish.)
This recipe makes 14 fat servings, at which point the dab of egg in each is negligible. That’s why I chose to halve this, making 7 servings that can be used in a pick two snack or meal with fat. For your L3-4 snack #5, you only get a HALF fat serving so I wouldn’t recommend an item like this as the portion would be so small, it might prove hard to manage. Keep it simple at that snack with 1 Tbsp nut butter, 1/8c nuts, or ¼ avocado.
I really enjoy the blog this comes from: Elana’s Pantry. I also own one of her cookbooks. I highly recommend you check out her recipes. She doesn’t always post sugar-free options, but she is gluten free and many of her recipes are pretty simple whereas some gluten-free recipes seem to have dozens of ingredients.
We’re at the halfway point of bootcamp this weekend. Now’s a great time to do some reflection on what has changed – what can you do physically that you couldn’t do before you started? What exercises are easier and more enjoyable? What foods do you no longer crave? Which healthy foods are some of your favorites now? How has your mental attitude improved? How are you better handling social situations and pressures? Why not bake up some of these brownies, cut yourself a small sliver to go with some decaf coffee for dessert after a healthy protein/veg dinner while you contemplate all the positive progress you’ve made in four weeks and what you hope to do in the next four and beyond! Feast gluten free, feast with almond butter, and as always…FEAST ON!!!
~Coach Lauren
