Butterscotch Brownies GF
Yield: 9 Brownies / Level: Easy
Prep Time: 10 mins / Bake Time: 30 mins / Total Time: 40 mins
A gluten-free and refined sugar-free spin on one of my grandmother’s pantry-staple desserts. This recipe is so easy and seemingly magical since it requires such simple ingredients, none of which are butterscotch; However, they always impress with a chewy texture and flavor that lives up to their name.
Here is the original recipe my Grandma has been making for years. It still amazes me how these basic ingredients create something so unique. I swapped out the all-purpose flour for a nutritious gluten-free millet flour and I used coconut sugar instead of brown sugar for a lower glycemic index sweetener. Feel free to put your own spin on this recipe with your favorite flour and sweeteners. Just a note: brown sugar, or something very similar, like coconut sugar, is crucial to achieving the chewy texture and butterscotch-like flavor.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup coconut sugar
1 large egg
3/4 cup millet flour, or flour of your choice.
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt, I used pink Himalayan salt.
1/2 cup nuts, I used almonds.
Method:
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter and coconut sugar.
Once butter and sugar look like wet graham cracker crumbs, whisk in the egg and vanilla.
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until fully incorporated.
Chop the nuts into small pieces. I use this adorable nut grinder my grandma gave to me.
Stir chopped nuts into the batter.
Grease an 8X8 pan with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
Place batter in pan and spread it evenly to the edges of the pan.
Bake brownies at 350°F for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let brownies completely cool before cutting them.
It will be easier to cut the brownies while still in the pan and complete cool.
Run a butterknife around the edges and cut the brownies into 9 pieces.
Use a small spatula to remove each piece, one by one, from the pan carefully. These brownies are delicate.
Store in an air tight container for up to 5 days, if they last that long.
Enjoy!
