Sugarless Brownies

This recipe is sugar-free because it uses brown rice syrup instead of sugar. Using brown rice syrup also reduces the amount of calories. For another variation, try using brown rice flour instead of wheat flour. Delicious! (Wild Oats recipe)

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 9
• Yields: 9 brownies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  brown rice syrup
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3  ounces  unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  sifted all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans (optional) or 1⁄2 cup walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F In a medium saucepan, melt butter and chocolate on low heat. Throughly stir in brown rice syrup and remove from heat. Blend in eggs one at a time and add vanilla. Stir in flour and pecans or walnuts.
2. Spread in a greased 8x8-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. Cool and cut into squares.