Tahini Brownies

Name: Tahini Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup tahini divided; 1/2 cup pure maple syrup; 2 eggs; 3 tbsps confectioners' sugar sifted, divided; 2 tsps pure vanilla extract; 1 tbsp almond flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp water; 1/4 tsp organic cardamom ground

A swirl of tahini in a classic dessert like brownies tempers the expected sweetness with a nutty warmth that’ll leave you wondering why you didn’t try this recipe sooner.

10m

PREP TIME

20m

COOK TIME

11

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 9

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup tahini, divided
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 eggs
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, sifted, divided
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tablespoon almond flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon water
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Cardamom

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F . Line 6-inch square baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
2 Place 1 cup (250 ml) of the tahini, syrup, eggs, 2 tablespoons of the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed, just until blended. Add almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; mix until well blended (mixture will be very thick). Spread evenly in prepared pan.
3 Mix remaining 1/4 cup tahini, 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, water and cardamom in small bowl just until thickened. Drop tahini mixture onto brownie batter by the spoonful. Cut through batter with knife several times to swirl tahini.
4 Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars to serve.