Prep 20 mins
Cook 30 mins
Ingredients
- Gluten-Free Brownies:
- 3 ounces unsweetened Chocolate, melted
- 1 cup Neutral Oil (we use grape seed oil)
- 2½ cups Coconut Sugar
- 4 Large Eggs
- ½ teaspoon Natural Butter Extract
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- ¾ teaspoon Sea or Pink Salt
- ½ teaspoon Cornstarch
- ⅓cup plus 1 TablespoonCocoa
- 2 Tablespoons Almond Flour
- Chocolate Mousse:
- ¾ cup Soy-Free Earth Balance Butter, softened or Organic Butter (subbing coconut oil seems to have inconsistent results)
- 1¼ cup Coconut Sugar (please do NOT substitute this for any other sweeteners!)
- 5 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 1½ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Pink Salt
- 3 Large Organic Fresh Eggs (if the eggs used are small or medium, increase to 4 or 5 eggs)
- 3 drops Fresh Lemon Juice
- Vegan Whipped Cream (optional)
- 2 Tablespoons Chocolate Curls or Shavings (Optional)
Directions
- Grease a 9 x 9 baking dish and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the melted chocolate, oil, and coconut sugar. Mix to combine. Slowly add the eggs and mix. Whisk in the extracts, salt, cornstarch, cocoa and flour together. Pour mixture in the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool completely before adding the chocolate mousse.
- In an electric mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, beat butter and coconut sugar on high speed until completely smooth and fluffy, at least 5 minutes. If the mixture is not fluffy, the butter was to soft. Be sure to beat until the coconut sugar is completely dissolved. Add the cocoa, vanilla and salt and mix until combined. Add 3 eggs, one at a time, beating 4-5 minutes with each egg. Add lemon juice with the last egg and beat until totally smooth and fluffy.
- Spread mousse on cooled brownies and freeze for 1 hour. Remove from freezer, cut into squares and garnish with cream and chocolate shavings. Store covered in the fridge.
Notes
The lemon juice is added to the chocolate mousse due to the raw eggs. You can’t taste the lemon juice, but the lemon juices acidity neutralizes the eggs making it safer to consume. Please use caution for the pregnant, ill or elderly.