Sugar-free Chocolate Syrup

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cocoa powder

2/3 cup xylitol

1/8 tsp sea salt

1/2 cup water

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Mix cocoa, xylitol, and salt into a medium sized pot.  Slowly mix in the water to make a smooth paste.  Add the vanilla extract then turn to medium heat.  Bring mixture to a boil stirring constantly.  Once boiling, reduce to medium heat and continue to boil for 2 minutes.  Be careful!  The chocolate mixture will begin to expand and try to bubble over.  After 2 minutes, turn off heat and let the syrup cool.  Store in a well sealed container like a jam jar.  I used an old glass jar to save time and money.  You can drizzle this over your Healthy Brownies, coffee, frozen yogurt, or make yourself a guilt-free glass of chocolate almond milk.  Enjoy!

*Chocolate Syrup recipe was created by my friend Kaleigh Tully whose life has been greatly impacted by the sugar-free magic of xylitol!  

Healthy Brownies

Ingredients:

3 cups rinsed black beans (canned is ok)

1 ripe banana

4 eggs

1 tbsp cinnamon

1/2 cup coconut flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup water

1 cup xylitol

3 tbsp coconut oil

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

5 tbsp cocoa powder

1/3 cup chocolate chips (opt - if no, add an additional 1/4 cup xylitol)

First combine all dry ingredients in a food processor: cinnamon, coconut flour, baking powder, xylitol, sea salt, chocolate chips (opt), and cocoa powder.  Next add wet ingredients: black beans, banana, eggs, water, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and almond milk.  Blend together until thoroughly mixed.  Pour batter into a greased pyrex dish or magic brownie pan.  Bake at 350 for 25-30 min or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed without drawing up any brownie batter.  Store brownies in a tupperware container in the fridge.

Serve by itself or with a chocolate syrup drizzle.