Quinoa Brownies RECIPE FOR YOU TODAY

Quinoa Brownies
by Nosh and Nourish

Ingredients
1 cup Cooked Quinoa
1⁄4 cup Rolled Oats
1⁄2 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Maple Syrup
2⁄3 cups Coconut Sugar
3 tablespoons Vegan Butter (I used Earth Balance)
1⁄2 cup Butternut Squash Puree
1⁄3 cup Vanilla Almond Milk (or regular + 1 tsp vanilla)
2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
4 tablespoons Ground Flax
1 cup Dark Chocolate chips (make sure to use vegan choc chips if you are strictly vegan)

Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cook butternut squash - either over the stovetop or in the microwave. (I cooked mine in the microwave -- added 1/3 cup water and microwaved for 4 minutes. Then drained).

Add almond milk to the cooked butternut squash, and then puree with an immersion blender.

Add all ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.

Spray a 9x9 glass baking pan with non-stick spray.

Pour in the brownie batter and cook for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Enjoy with a glass of almond milk! (optional)

Yields 12 Brownies