Chai-Spiced Cacao Nib Brownies (Gluten-Free)
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!).
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 449kcal
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!
Notes
You might also like 36 Cacao Nib Recipes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 449kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 163mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 32g