Gluten Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free, Decadent
Avocado in my brownies!? Make no mistake, this recipe has avocado in it.
When I first started exploring the realm of all that’s gluten free, dairy free, what I thought meant taste free, and none of that amazing granulated processed sugar that does wonders in baking – I felt doomed. Nothing on this earth would taste delicious anymore. Nothing would be that rich, melt in your mouth flavor with the chewy, fudgy crumb. O, but I was wrong, so very wrong. My answer from the heavens… avocado. Yes, avocado. The avocado and chocolate duo are like the Sonny and Cher of music, complete harmony. Every time I take a bite of this fudgy brownie I hear, “I got you babe… I got you to hold my hand, I got you to understand… I got you babe.” Well, not every time. But I do really enjoy that song and these brownies. I know you will too.
The avocado adds the most wonderful of flavors, textures, and fats to go hand in hand with chocolate. It’s just what chocolate is looking for. The creaminess of avocado creates that richness with the cacao powder without pounds of processed sugar. Avocado is like a cross between oil and butter. Something to make it that melt in your mouth richness. It literally keeps the bonds from forming in the baking process – shortening the gluten strands and giving desserts like cake their fluffy texture opposed to long strands of gluten with no fats which creates a chewy texture you find in bread. More on that in a later post. In this case, and all my recipes, there’s no gluten. The fats and oils in the avocado help create that tender crumb and dense, deep richness of the brownie. This is not a chewy, light brownie recipe, so keep on keepin on if that’s your preferred brownie. But don’t go without second thought. This one is to die for.
“Cause you got me, and baby I got you.”
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