Gluten Free Chewy Brownie

Gluten Free Chewy Brownie

Serves	8-12
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	30 minutes
Total time	40 minutes
Allergy	Tree Nuts
Dietary	Dairy Free, Gluten Free
Meal type	Appetizer, Dessert, Snack
Misc	Freezable, Serve Cold
Occasion	Casual Party, Formal Party, Thanksgiving, Valentines day
Region	Asian
Website	Beyond Kimchee

This chewy brownie is perfect for your post workout snack or once a week treat whenever you want to have a little dessert kick. This recipe is very high starch and high carb so it will be best to have these after your heavy lifting workout.

Ingredients

Dough ingredients

1 1/2 cup glutinous rice flour (AKA sweet rice flour or sticky rice flour)
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
14g unsweetened cocoa powder (about 1 Tablespoon)
1/2 cup powdered sweetener of choice (I used granulated Splenda but a combo of Eryhtritol and powdered Stevia might work- I suggest 1/4 cup erythritol + 1/2 tsp powdered stevia)
1/2 cup whole hazelnuts
1/4 cup whole almonds
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon liquid vanilla extract

For Greasing the pan

2 teaspoons melted coconut oil

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 6.5" x 9.5" pan with coconut oil.
Step 2
Roughly chop the almonds and hazelnuts into bite size. Set aside.
Step 3
Combine glutinous rice flour, salt, powdered sweetener of choice, salt, and cocoa powder in one bowl.
Step 4
Pour in the unsweetened almond milk and vanilla extract into the dry ingredients. Stir until everything combined. Make sure there's no lumps.
Step 5
Lastly, pour in the chopped nuts and black sesame seeds and stir until combined.
Step 6
Pour the batter into the greased pan. Make sure to even out the surface. Shake the pan a bit to make sure the batter leveled evenly on the pan. My batter was a bit sticky and not as watery as the original recipe, but I didn't bother to add more liquid. In fact I actually like it the way it was.
Step 7
Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until the top dry.
Step 8
Remove the pan from oven and let it sit on the counter until it completely cools down.
Step 9
After it cools down, using a spatula, carefully remove from the pan. Slice into 8-12 pieces or whatever number you'd like to have.