Super Nutty Brownies

Ingredients

1⁄2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes

1⁄2 cups macadamia nuts

1⁄2 cups pecans

1⁄2 cups Cooked Quinoa (omit to keep fully paleo)

1 cup chocolate cashewmilk

1 1⁄2 tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa powder (or sub regular cocoa powder)

1⁄2 cups almond flour

1⁄4 cups Coconut Sugar (or sub sweetener of choice)

1⁄4 teaspoons Baking Soda

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

2 Eggs

2⁄3 cups dark chocolate chips*

5 dark chocolate sea salt caramels** (optional)

*These are the organic dark chocolate chips that we love!
**These are the candies I pressed into the batter.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a high speed blender (a food processor would work too), combine the coconut, macadamia nuts, pecans, cooked quinoa, and chocolate cashewmilk. Blend on high until smooth. Then, pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl.
In the large mixing bowl, add the remaining ingredients, except the caramel candies. Whisk together until combined.
Pour the batter into a greased 9x9 baking pan.
Press the 5 caramels into the batter evenly (optional).
Bake for 30 minutes.
Let cool for about 10 minutes before slicing.
Serve warm with your favorite vanilla ice cream (optional, but delicious!)