Quinoa Cacao Brownies Recipe
Prep Time:
1 hour, 50 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Servings:
9 Servings
Ingredients
  • ½ cup uncooked white quinoa
  • ½ cup cacao powder
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup almond butter (drippy, not hard)
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • ¼ cup soy milk
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
Directions
  1. Pour the quinoa into a bowl and cover with water. Soak for 1 hour.
  2. Drain the quinoa and rinse under cold water.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  4. Line a 9x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper
  5. Add the quinoa to a food processor with the cacao powder, maple syrup, almond butter, bananas, soy milk, baking powder, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
  6. Blend until smooth and creamy.
  7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes.
  8. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
  9. Using the parchment paper as your handles, lift the brownies out of the pan and cool on a rack for 30 minutes.
  10. Slice into 9 large squares.
  11. Optionally, garnish with strawberries and mint, then serve.