Chocolate-Cherry Brownies

Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 16

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Nutiva Organic Coconut Sugar
• 1/2 cup Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil with Buttery Flavor
• 1/2 tsp. Redmond Real Salt Ancient Sea Salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup pHresh Products Organic Cacao Powder
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup Organic Maple Syrup
• 3/4 cup King Arthur Flour All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup pitted cherries or dried cherries

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8" square pan or 9" round pan.
2. In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together coconut sugar, buttery coconut oil, and salt until sugar melts.
3. In a large bowl, mix sugar mixture, vanilla, cacao, maple syrup, and eggs until well combined.
4. Blend in flour and baking powder. Stir in cherries.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 23 minutes, until a fork inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.

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