Chai-Spiced Cacao Nib Brownies (Gluten-Free)

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Last Updated on 02/06/2020

These easy and delicious Chai-Spiced Cacao Nib Brownie Bars are delightfully chocolate-y, subtly spiced, and packed with iron, fiber and potassium from the cacao nibs. Not to mention, they have an amazing texture, too. This gluten-free treat makes a great breakfast, snack or dessert as it is not over-the-top sweet (but big on flavor!).

I’m a sucker for cacao-anything, so when I recently gave Suncore Foods amazing cacao nibs a try I was over the moon about their larger size and oh so perfect texture. Top notch they are! And a great inspiration for this creation . . .

Cacao nibs are:

• high in fiber

• high in magnesium

• high in potassium

• high in antioxidants

• high in iron

• high in calcium

• contains anandamide (the ‘bliss molecule’)

Quite amazing little superfood morsels they are, eh? Now onto those bars . . .

These decadent Gluten-Free Cacao Nib Brownie Bars flavored with chai spices remind me of brownies and cake bars wrapped into one; hence their name. They are super quick and easy to throw together whenever you are in need of a treat and have just the right amount of sweetness, in my opinion. They are both dense and fluffy at the same time (truly!) and have such a nice little bite from the cacao nibs. All in all, they make a fun little dessert that is enjoyable any time of day.

Enjoy. xo.

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Chai-Spiced Cacao Nib Brownies (Gluten-Free)

Yield: 12 bars

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 27 minutes

Total Time: 37 minutes

These easy and delicious Chai-Spiced Cacao Nib Brownie Bars are delightfully chocolate-y, subtly spiced, and packed with iron, fiber and potassium from the cacao nibs. Not to mention, they have an amazing texture, too. This gluten-free treat makes a great breakfast, snack or dessert as it is not over-the-top sweet (but big on flavor!).

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup coconut sugar
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips of choice
• 2 tablespoons cacap (or cocoa) powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/4 cup tapioca starch
• 2 cardamom pods, freshly ground (or 1/4 teaspoon)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup cacao nibs

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
2. Grease or line an 8 x 8 square pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
3. To a large mixing bowl add your melted butter and sugar. Whisk until smoothly combined.
4. Pour in chocolate chips letting it slowly and partially melt into the butter mixture. It’s okay to leave chocolate chips partially whole.
5. Add cacao powder, eggs, vanilla. Whisk to combine.
6. Pour in flour and spices. Whisk to combine.
7. Fold in cacao nibs.
8. Pour the batter into your prepared baking pan.
9. Bake for 23-28 minutes or until edges are quite firm and a toothpick inserted in the center pulls out clean.
10. Allow your brownie bars to cool completely before slicing into 12 and serving.
11. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 449Total Fat: 29gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 134mgSodium: 163mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 4gSugar: 32gProtein: 6g

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