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Sugar Free Ginger Cacao Brownies

Published: Oct 19, 2016 · Modified: Dec 31, 2019 by Megan

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These Sugar Free Ginger Cacao Brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! Naturally sweetened and made with whole food ingredients, these brownies make the perfect healthy treat. Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo

These Sugar Free Ginger Cacao Brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! Naturally sweetened & made with whole food ingredients, these brownies make the perfect healthy treat. Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo

I feel like winter is never going to get here. It's been 95 degrees F in Arizona the last two weeks and while we did have a few days of cooler weather teasing of fall, it was short lived.

I must admit I LOVE the heat, but I don't love it so much when I'm trying to bake and shoot recipes. I'm sweating, the food's sweating. It's almost like a workout!

These Sugar Free Ginger Cacao Brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! Naturally sweetened & made with whole food ingredients, these brownies make the perfect healthy treat. Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo

These days cooking and shooting feels like a workout as I hobble around the kitchen recovering from hip surgery. It seems I'm having to retrain my brain how to operate this leg after 18 years of avascular necrosis. That's tough when it's something you've been doing since you were two. It feels like it should be so easy, yet it is SO VERY HARD.

These Sugar Free Ginger Cacao Brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! Naturally sweetened & made with whole food ingredients, these brownies make the perfect healthy treat. Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo

But I'm not letting a little heat or this wobbly leg get in the way of my good food making, and no amount of work is worth passing up baking EVER! Especially when it involves fudgy Ginger Cacao Brownies so ooey gooey that they melt in your mouth.

Even better, these brownies are sugar FREE. YEEAAASSSS! Everyone let me hear you scream!

These Sugar Free Ginger Cacao Brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! Naturally sweetened & made with whole food ingredients, these brownies make the perfect healthy treat. Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo

I've discovered keeping my sugar intake low keeps my autoimmune disease in check which is why I've been on a mission to reduce hidden sugar in my diet, and I do that by substituting real food ingredients wherever I can. It's certainly a challenge, but it CAN be done and I feel amazing when I do it.

These Sugar Free Ginger Cacao Brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! Naturally sweetened & made with whole food ingredients, these brownies make the perfect healthy treat. Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo

Raw cacao powder delivers just the right amount of natural sweetness while adding that ooey gooey, creamy, fudgey, rich brownie taste everyone craves.

P.S. These would go so well with a cup of coffee with that Turmeric Pumpkin Spice Syrup or Low Calorie Peppermint Mocha!

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention the icing on the "brownie." Hehe! 

These Sugar Free Ginger Cacao Brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! Naturally sweetened & made with whole food ingredients, these brownies make the perfect healthy treat. Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo

Sugar Free Ginger Cocoa Brownies

Megan Olson
These Sugar Free Ginger Cocoa Brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! Naturally sweetened & made with whole food ingredients, these brownies make the perfect healthy treat. Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 18 minutes mins
Cool Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 28 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 brownies
Calories 145 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 cup dates pitted and soaked
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons sunflower butter or nut butter of choice
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 3/4 cup raw cacao powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger + more for sprinkling
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Place dates in a bowl filled with water, soak 1 hours, rinse and drain.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F and prepare a square baking pan by greasing with coconut oil or lining with parchment paper.
  • Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor. Process on high one minute then scrape down side and process on high another minute or two until all ingredients are broken down and the batter is creamy.
  • Transfer the batter the prepared baking dish, smoothing into an even layer.
  • Bake 18 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed clean.
  • Cool brownies in the pan 1 hour before slicing into 12 bars and devouring.
  • Dust the top of the brownies with extra ginger as desired.

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1brownieCalories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 3.3gFat: 9.8gSaturated Fat: 5.6gSodium: 28.8mgFiber: 3.8gSugar: 8.3g
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Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Lindsay Cotter says

    October 20, 2016 at 5:17 pm

    These are my kind of brownies! Fudgy and delicious!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 20, 2016 at 6:00 pm

      Yeah! I knew you'd be on board of course. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Erin @ Erin's Inside Job says

    October 20, 2016 at 2:35 pm

    I can't believe it's still so hot there!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 20, 2016 at 3:21 pm

      98 here today. I'm so over it!

      Reply
  3. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says

    October 19, 2016 at 11:47 am

    EEEK! 95 degrees? Dang! It's been unseasonably hot here in NC, but not THAT hot. I'm sending all the cool weather vibes your way! In the meantime I'd stay indoors and stuff these brownies down my pie hole on repeat, because these look AMAZING! Love that they are naturally sweetened too! I could definitely eat the whole pan, girl! Cheers!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 19, 2016 at 3:25 pm

      LOL! That's exactly what I did. Stay inside and eat brownies. 95 is pretty "cool" for Arizona, but it's actually 5-8 degrees warmer right now than it should be. It's supposed to cool off next week. Crossing my fingers it happens for me & you. Thanks for the brownie love girl!

      Reply
  4. Rachel @ Bakerita says

    October 19, 2016 at 8:40 am

    Oh man, yes please!! Graze snacks are the best and I've been wanting to try their superfood line. These brownies were the perfect thing to make!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 19, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      You have to try Rachel. They sent me a few different things. I haven't even gotten through all of them yet.

      Reply
  5. Jennifer @ Fit Nana says

    October 19, 2016 at 8:22 am

    These look amazing! And ginger?! Brilliant! I never would have thought of it but I can see how that would be pretty awesome. YUM!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 19, 2016 at 3:22 pm

      Can't forget the ginger! It's a must have. Thanks Jennifer!

      Reply
  6. Jody - Fit at 58 says

    October 19, 2016 at 7:37 am

    Hoping you are healing quicker than on schedule xoxoxo

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 19, 2016 at 3:22 pm

      I am! Starting walking a bit this week.

      Reply
  7. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    October 19, 2016 at 6:01 am

    Didn't you say we were going to meet up soon, please bring these with you! k thanks!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 19, 2016 at 3:21 pm

      LOL! They're already gone. I'll see what I can do. Although I have a thousand other things I could give you. If you time it right, you may get a skillet cookie.

      Reply
  8. Shashi at RunninSrilankan says

    October 19, 2016 at 5:53 am

    Wow - these Ginger Cacao Brownies are irresistibly fudgey! I've been doing the #GoodbyeSugar30 day challenge and these are brownies even I could enjoy on the challenge! Also, love that "icing"

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 19, 2016 at 3:20 pm

      Good for you Shashi! I have a bunch of sugar free recipes. I had to cut back for my auto immune disease. These give you the treat without the sugar.

      Reply
  9. Blair says

    October 19, 2016 at 4:44 am

    YUM! They look so moist, dense, and fudgy -- everything a brownie should be!!! Love that they're actually good for me!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 19, 2016 at 3:19 pm

      I know it's hard to believe they're good for you. Thanks Blair!

      Reply
  10. Susie @ SuzLyfe says

    October 19, 2016 at 4:22 am

    Um, these are basically fudge, and I am ok with that 😀

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 19, 2016 at 3:17 pm

      I'm glad because I wouldn't want to let you down!

      Reply

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