Wheat free chocolate brownies

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Serves: makes 12-16

These wheat free brownies are perfect if you are on a gluten free diet, the rich and gooey brownies are studded with pecans for extra crunch

Ingredients

    200 g dark chocolate, at least 70% cocoa solids, roughly chopped
    100 g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
    200 g caster sugar
    125 g ground almonds
    4 eggs, separated
    100 g pecans, roughly chopped

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Sweet tooth got you hangry? Us, too. Good news: These five low-carb desserts all contain fewer carbohydrates than the combined protein and fat counts, an easy way to determine whether or not your low-carb grub is really what it claims to be. "It's good to keep insulin as low as possible, since this hormone can promote the storage of fat and stops your body from using stored fat as energy," says nutritionist Jenny Westerkamp, RD. Consuming protein and fat with carbohydrates will save you from that crazy blood sugar spike you can get from carbs alone, so you won't need as much insulin to metabolize your treat. And considering all of these recipes are delicious and low-carb, we're arguing that yes, you can now have your cake and eat it, too.

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It can be done.

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