Nutty Carob Brownies

These nutty carob brownies are gluten-free, sugar-free, and made with almond butter, maple syrup, carob powder and walnuts. Oh and they're ridiculously delicious!

Yield

2 large or 4 small brownies

Ingredients

⅓ cup carob powder
¾ cup almond butter
½ cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
3 tablespoons brown rice flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

Prep - Preheat the oven to 325, and line a 9x5" bread loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving extra on the ends so that you can easily lift out your brownies when they're done.
Wet - In a medium saucepan, combine the carob powder, almond butter, maple syrup, and coconut oil. Stir well.
Dry - Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in and medium bowl.
Combine - Combine the wet and dry mixtures and stir to blend very well. Pour the mixture into the pan.
Bake - Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool completely, and then chill in the fridge for best results.