Raw Brownie Recipe {Whole 30 legal, no added sugars, eggs, dairy or grains}

I’m in the midst of doing the Whole 30 plan with a group of supportive friends.  And man, you never realize how much you like certain foods until someone tells you they’re off limits for a month!

I’m doing this plan for 5 reasons:

1. I like a good challenge.  I’m not competitive in general, but I  like to put myself to the test from time to time.

2. A friend asked me to do it with her and I’m a big believer in supporting and loving our friends in all the ways we can.  I don’t get to spend as much time with her as I’d like, and I am simply way too busy to be the kind of friend I’d like to be, but I can do this.

3. I want to purge my body of The Holidays.

4. I want to heal my gut.

5. I want to grow closer to God.  This is a sort of a fast for me.  Perhaps it sounds silly to some, but it is HARD to give up foods I like.  It is HARD to watch the rest of my family eat chips and salsa and walk away.  I know that when times are tough I am more prayerful.  I tend to not only pray for help, but I also remember to actually THANK God.  I notice all that I have much more vividly when I’d be knocking through without His help.

But.

I still want a brownie.

But.

I don’t want to fall off the Whole 30 wagon!

So, right now I’m grateful for the creative mind God gave me that allowed me to conjure a brownie I can eat and not cheat.