Before finding the right ratio between wet and dry ingredients, the test bunny living with me (which happens to be my partner) had to try them all! Poor guy. He was so pleased with the flavors, I had to hide the batches as if I lived with a few little sweet-tooths. Admittedly, I had to hide them from myself as well. I’d bake this dish again and again if only the cacao butter were as affordable as dairy butter. If there ever comes the time when having too much money is an issue, instead of buying a yacht, I’ll get myself a ton of cacao butter.
Besides the ratio between dry and wet ingredients, I think it is important to find just the right doneness, just like with keto brownies and keto gooey cake. Since every oven tends to function a bit differently, no matter what the numbers say, I recommend baking for 20 minutes the first time.
Cacao butter keto blondies
Without the optional nuts or chia seeds added, one blondie comes out to be approximately 80 Calories,
Fat: 7.3 g (of which Saturated: 4.6 g, MUFA's: 2.0 g),
Total Carbs: 1.6 g,
Fiber: 0.9 g,
Net Carbs: 0.7 g,
Protein: 2.1 g
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
20
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INGREDIENTS
for making THE PRIMAL KETO BLONDIES use:
6 tbsp. cacao butter 3 oz.
2 tbsp. butter unsalted, room temperature
1 tsp. baking powder or 1/2 t. cream of tartar + 1/4 t. baking soda
6 tbsp. erythritol preferably powdered
for making THE FUDGY KETO BLODIES alternative, use:
6 tbsp. cacao butter 3 oz.
2 tbsp. coconut oil 1 oz., soft, room temperature
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 cup erythritol preferably powdered
in BOTH VERSIONS use:
1 dash salt
2 large eggs room temperature
1 pinch stevia extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. vanilla bean seeds
2 tbsp. coconut cream
1/4 cup almond flour
2.5 tbsp. coconut flour
1/2 oz. dark chocolate chopped
2 tbsp. walnuts or any nuts or chia optional
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INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C) and line an 8" square baking pan with some parchment paper. Next, measure out all of the ingredients.
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Put cacao butter into a microwave-safe bowl. Let it melt in a microwave for a minute and a half. Stir the butter until there are no lumps left. If needed, microwave for another minute or so. Set aside to cool. When cooled, stir in the butter OR coconut oil.
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Using a hand electric mixer, mix the eggs, erythritol, vanilla bean seeds, salt, and vanilla extract for a couple of minutes. Add the coconut cream and mix again.
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Pour in the cooled butter and mix until the mixture gets denser. Depending on the temperature of the ingredients, the density might vary from almost liquid to creamy. Try to have all the ingredients at room temperature.
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Sieve and combine the two flours and baing soda or cream of tartar. Add this flour mixture to the cream and combine well with a rubber spatula. Add the chopped chocolate and stir well again.
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Optional: You can add 2 tablespoons of ground walnuts (or any type of nuts) or chia seeds (suggestion: add a tsp. of lemon zest as well). Either add them to the chopped chocolate or use solo. Combine using a spatula.
Put the mixture into the prepared baking pan and spread it out evenly using a spatula.
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Put in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. After this time, the toothpick will be clean when inserted into the center, but the blondies will remain somewhat juicy in the middle. Don’t over-bake.
When done baking, take the whole batch out of the pan together with the parchment paper and let it cool down. When cooled, cut into 20 more or less equal size blondies.