These delicious morsels were sent down the coal mine with the hubby and tried and tested by the harshest of critics. If they will give a coal miner a chocolate fix – they will fix anything..

These little Brownie Bites are made from dark bitter chocolate and have a hint of raw honey in them to take the edge off. Nutty dense and delicious – serve these babies along side some clotted or double cream.  This makes 16 in a square brownie tin and be aware – they are rich, they are fudgey and they are very grown up with their flavours.  This Recipe is for Thermomix and has traditional instructions.

INGREDIENTS:

Dry –

200 g Raw Almonds ( If using Thermomix) Almond Flour if not

50 g 95% Coco Chocolate ( I used Lindt)

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

2 tablespoons Cacao Powder ( or coco powder if you can’t source this)

Wet –

50 g Devondale Cultured Salted Butter

30 g Coconut Oil

250 g Philadelphia Cream Cheese

1 Tablespoon Raw Honey

4 x Large Eggs lightly beaten

THERMOMIX:

Weigh your Almonds and Chocolate into Bowl and Blend M/c on Speed 9 5 seconds.

Set aside and add cacao and baking powder mix well.

Without washing bowl place cream cheese ( at room temp), Butter , coconut oil and honey into your bowl.

Blend m/c on Speed 3 , 45 degrees for approx 1 min 30 seconds. Scrape down sides and repeat on 30 second intervals until melted.

Add dry ingredients back into bowl and blend speed 3 for 2 mins adding eggs through m/c hole one at a time.

Place into a lined brownie pan and cook in a moderate oven for 15 -20 mins.

TRADITIONAL:-

Add dry ingredients to bowl with well crushed dark chocolate ( you can blitz into shards with a food processor or stick blender).

Melt cream cheese, honey, butter and coconut oil in microwave – mix well. Add to dry ingredients.

Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition.

Bake as above.

To serve make a ganache out of the other half of your block of chocolate and a little cream – melted and mixed together. Pipe or drizzle onto your brownies and place a pecan on each square.

NUTRITOINAL INFORMATION:( Per bite makes 16)

Calories:146  Fat:13.6g Carbs Net:3.2 Protein:3.8