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:
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high in fiber
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high in magnesium
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high in potassium
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high in antioxidants
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high in iron
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high in calcium
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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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📖 Recipe
Chai-Spiced Cacao Nib Brownies (Gluten-Free)
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
- Preheat oven to 325 F.
- Grease or line an 8 x 8 square pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- To a large mixing bowl add your melted butter and sugar. Whisk until smoothly combined.
- Pour in chocolate chips letting it slowly and partially melt into the butter mixture. It’s okay to leave chocolate chips partially whole.
- Add cacao powder, eggs, vanilla. Whisk to combine.
- Pour in flour and spices. Whisk to combine.
- Fold in cacao nibs.
- Pour the batter into your prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 23-28 minutes or until edges are quite firm and a toothpick inserted in the center pulls out clean.
- Allow your brownie bars to cool completely before slicing into 12 and serving.
- Enjoy!
Nalani says
These look amazing!! I don't have buckwheat flour. Any alternative suggestions? Thanks!
Kristen Wood says
Thank you! You can use a gluten-free all-purpose blend or brown rice flour in its place. I hope this helps! 🙂