Every year for Christmas my Mom gets me a subscription to Cooking Light Magazine. I love to browse new recipes and prefer healthy cooking because it really seems to fit best with the gluten-free lifestyle. This recipe for brownies jumped out at me because it uses cherry preserves, a favorite of mine. I love Polaner All Fruit Spreads, especially the black cherry. There are only 155 calories and 5 grams of fat per brownie, so these are a healthier option when you just have to get that chocolate fix.
These are simple to make and adapt to gluten-free. I used an all-purpose flour mix of rice flour, potato starch (not flour) and tapioca starch. These were amazing! I really can’t put into words how good they are. They are moist and chocolaty. I am not sure why they are called dark chocolate, because there is no dark chocolate added to the recipe. The black cherry preserves add a nice, subtle flavor and definitely help keep the brownies moist.
Dark Chocolate and Cherry Brownies
3/4 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour
1 cup sugar
A little less than 1 tsp of Xanthan Gum
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa (Hershey’s dark chocolate cocoa can be used)
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup cherry preserves
1/3 cup water
5 TBSP butter
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1 large egg white
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper and spray with PAM ( if you don’t have parchment paper, just spray the pan with PAM).
3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, xanthan gum, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Combine cherry preserves, butter and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add preserves mixture to flour mixture; stir well. Add egg & egg white; stir until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool in pan on wire rack. Garnish with powdered sugar, if desired.
Yield: 16 servings. Calories: 155; Fat grams: 5.4.
Perfect way to end the day!
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