Dessert, gluten free
ingredients available locally when in season
Coconut Brownies with Walnuts and Dried Cherries
- 3 sticks butter
- 8oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, broken up
- 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 2/3 cup dry flaked coconut
- ½ cup sweetened dried cherries
- ⅔ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350F°. Butter a 9X13" baking dish. Melt butter and chocolate together in a double boiler over barely steaming water. Set aside to cool.
In a mixing bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, coconut milk, and vanilla extract. In a small separate bowl, mix together salt and coconut flour, then add to wet ingredients. Stir briefly till just incorporated. Add butter/chocolate mixture and stir to combine. Fold in flaked coconut, dried cherries, and walnuts.
Pour batter into buttered dish and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.