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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Special Diets => Topic started by: Moonmobile on October 22, 2010, 03:27:10 am

Title: grain and sucrose free chocolate brownies (SCD diet)
Post by: Moonmobile on October 22, 2010, 03:27:10 am

This recipe is outstandingly delicious. I have added in cocoa powder which is 'illegal' in the SCD diet but not in the GAPs diet. There are some aspects of the SCD diet which in my view are rather outdated so I ignore those! I've modified this from Sandra Ramacher Healing Foods. Cooking for Celiacs, Colitis, Crohn's and IBS Noosaville, Elephant, 2007, p. 196

Ingredients

75g almonds
50g pecan nuts
100g dried pitted dates
20g organic cocoa powder
150g honey
1 tsp baking soda
125g butter
2 eggs (beaten)
1/4 tsp salt

Method

Prepare 20cm square cake tin with baking paper and preheat oven to 150C/300F

1. Grind almonds 8 seconds speed 7. Set aside
2. Grind pecans 8 seconds speed 7. Set aside
3. Chop dates 6 seconds speed 7. Set aside
4. Place honey in TMX and add dates, almond flour, baking soda and cocoa and stir for 1 minute, speed 1, 80C
5. Add butter and when melted (about 2-4 minutes) add beaten eggs, pecan nuts and salt
6. 1 minute on speed 5 at 80C to combine
7. Pour mixture into prepared baking tin.
8. Bake for 30-45 minutes.
9. Remove from oven and cool in tin. Cut into squares and store in refrigerator.

Yum - you would never know this was gluten and sugar free. The only problem is that it tends to sink in the middle. If anybody could suggest any fixes to this I would be grateful.

Title: Re: grain and sucrose free chocolate brownies (SCD diet)
Post by: Thermomixer on October 28, 2010, 06:46:00 am

Thanks moonmobile  - the list of ingredients certainly sounds like it would mae a winning combination

Title: Re: grain and sucrose free chocolate brownies (SCD diet)
Post by: Moonmobile on November 02, 2010, 08:58:53 pm

I would love to hear how other people go with this recipe and modifications and improvements you can suggest! I've made this 3 times now - it's very addictive.

Title: Re: grain and sucrose free chocolate brownies (SCD diet)
Post by: quirkycooking on November 02, 2010, 09:04:51 pm

I nearly always make my brownies with ground nuts instead of flour - so moist and delicious!  I like hazelnuts too - goes so good with chocolate!  :)

Title: Re: grain and sucrose free chocolate brownies (SCD diet)
Post by: Moonmobile on November 02, 2010, 09:38:48 pm

Yum, I will definitely try the hazelnuts and look on your blog for your own recipe!

Title: Re: grain and sucrose free chocolate brownies (SCD diet)
Post by: quirkycooking on November 02, 2010, 10:26:47 pm

My hazelnut one is here: http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2010/02/flourless-choc-hazelnut-brownies.html  ;D

Title: Re: Re: grain and sucrose free chocolate brownies (SCD diet)
Post by: Bambi on July 11, 2012, 12:36:23 am

Will give these a whirl later I think.