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Pear + Hazelnut Brownies {paleo + vegan}

Author: Tisha Riman | The Nourished Mind

Ingredients

  • 1 cup hazelnut meal
  • 3/4 cup cacao powder
  • 3/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp tapioca flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil melted
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chopped
  • 1 pear thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400F. Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl whisk together hazelnut meal, coconut sugar, cacao powder, tapioca, baking powder and salt.
  • In a medium bowl, combine coconut milk and coconut oil. Stir wet ingredients into dry and mix to combine.
  • Stir in chopped chocolate.
  • Pour half of the mixture into the baking pan and spread evenly. Layer half of the pears evenly onto the mixture. Pour the remaining mixture over the pears, and spread evenly. Top with remaining pears.
  • Bake at 400F for 30 minutes, or until knife comes out clean.

Notes

My oven tends to run less than hot, so you may want to check your brownies after 15 minutes, and every 5 minutes after until it is cooked through.
Adapted from Vanilla and Bean