If you love intense chocolate flavor, you’ll literally go nuts over these awesome Fudgy Macadamia Mocha Brownies!
They’re rich and fudgy ultra chocolate brownies with chocolate chips, a subtle hint of coffee, a nice crunch of roasted macadamia nuts, a little sea salt. Top-level brownies minus all the calories of sugar.
Move over all you sugars, there’s a new kid in town. Inspired by the Keystone Pantry Allulose Blogger Recipe Challenge, I decided to whip up my all-time favorite dessert, BROWNIES!
My version of healthier fudgy, intense chocolatey ‘Brownies’ with a few add-ins!! BTW….One is not enough and that’s ok with these!
I had never heard of Allulose until this challenge, so let me enlighten you!
Allulose is a rare sugar, meaning that It’s found naturally in dried fruits like jackfruit, figs and raisins, but only in small quantities which makes it difficult to extract from its original source.
It’s Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Kosher Pareve, Diabetic-Friendly, Sugar Alcohol Free, Supports Weight Loss and is Vegan friendly.
Allulose has the same chemical formula as fructose. Because it isn’t metabolized by the body, it does not raise blood sugar or insulin levels.
It also provides a taste and texture remarkably similar to sugar, while providing minimal calories, like 1- calorie per teaspoon (regular sugar is 16 calories per teaspoon) and it doesn’t have the sour or bitter aftertaste like most non-sugar sweeteners.
It isn’t as sweet as sugar so you have to use a little more. For instance, this recipe for regular sugar, is 1 cup, so I used 1 & 1/2 cups of Allulose and remember at 1 calorie per teaspoon, I think we’re already ahead of the sugar game, don’t you?
It bakes well and it has the same bulk and browning characteristics as white sugar when used in baking it will brown faster than sugar so may require a slightly lower cooking temperature.
Allulose is still a pretty new entry to the food scene, and while it may be difficult to find at your local market, you can definitely find it online.
For more inspiration and information about allulose, check out Lang’s Chocolate and Keystone Pantry products on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. #Keystonepantry #Alluloserecipe
For more sugar conscience dessert recipes, you may want to venture over and swoon over this Decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Skillet or these Super Healthy Fudgy Double Chocolate Muffins.
Fudgy Macadamia Mocha Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups Keystone Pantry Allulose
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon coffee vanilla or chocolate extract
- 2 tablespoons cold brew coffee or cold coffee
- ½ cup roasted macadamia nuts roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar free chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips
- Optional: Sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray an 8x8 baking pan with non-stick spray.
- In a small sauce pan, melt butter. Remove pan from heat and whisk in the unsweetened cocoa and set aside. Mixture will be thick.
- In another bowl, whisk together the Keystone Pantry Allulose, flour and salt.
- Once the cocoa and butter have cooled down, whisk in the eggs one at a time and add in your extract of choice and 2 tablespoons cold coffee brew or cold coffee.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and blend together until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts.
- Pour the batter into your pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 25 minutes and remove from oven.
- Optional: Add sea salt
- Allow the brownies to continue cooking a bit prior to cutting into squares.
- Brownies are wonderful days after!
Oh my, do those ever look decadent! And so fudgy!! I do love intense chocolate flavor and you had me at mocha, too! 😀
Mocha gets me every time too…ha! Thank you so much!
The color and texture on the brownies is just amazing!!! Buttery macadamia nut addition is such a lovely contrast, so beautiful.