Gluten-free Tropical Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 bananas, mashed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/3 cup sweet rice flour
• 1/3 cup rice flour
• 1 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips or 1/2 cup yogurt chips
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 16 banana chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan, melt together butter and bittersweet and unsweetened chocolates over medium heat; let cool for 10 minutes.
• 2 whisk in sugar.
• 3 in bowl, whisk eggs, banana and vanilla; whisk into chocolate mixture in 2 additions.
• 4 in bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into saucepan just until combined.
• 5 scrape into parchment-paper lined 8"x8" pan.
• 6 bake in centre of a preheated 350° oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging, about 35 minutes.
• 7 transfer to rack.
• 8 sprinkle with chocolate/yogurt chips and let stand for 5 minutes; spread to cover top.
• 9 spinkle with coconut and press down lightly.
• 10 with tip of knife, score into 16 squares; top each with banana chip if desired.