Can brownies be good for you? We certainly like to think so!
Check out these healthy refined sugar-free, gluten-free brownies (with hidden avocado).

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- 3 large, free-range eggs
- 1/2 cup avocado (ripe, chopped)
- 1/3 cup maple syrup (pure)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)
- 1/2 cup hazelnut meal (or almond meal)
- 1/3 cup cacao powder (raw)
- 1 tsp vanilla bean powder (or extract)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup hazelnuts (chopped)
Ingredients
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- Pre-heat your fan-forced oven to 170°C.
- In your blender add all of your ingredients (except the hazelnuts), placing your wet ingredients in first.
- Blend at low speed until smooth and well combined (use a spatular to scrape down sides if needed).
- Pour brownie batter into a small, square cake tin lined with baking paper. (Use a spatula to get all of your batter out.)
- Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts.
- Bake in oven for 20 – 25 minutes.
- Allow to cool. Slice into squares.
- Enjoy.
Casey-Lee Lyons is a naturopath, nutritionist, recipe developer and founder of Live Love Nourish. She is passionate about inspiring health and happiness through easy-to-understand nutritional and lifestyle advice. Casey-Lee’s refreshing approach to gluten, dairy and sugar-free nutrition has helped many people improve their health, increase energy, find their natural weight, improve gut and digestive health, balance hormones, heal cravings and more.
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