Easy Gluten Free Chocolate Bread
Sweetened with honey, free of gluten and grains, and fermented for digestibility, easy chocolate bread with cinnamon honey butter satisfies dessert wishes without being a big deviation from you healthy diet. Cinnamon adds a warm and comforting flavor suited to fall, winter, or anytime you are looking for comfort food.
Ingredients
- 2 C almond flour
- 1/2 C plain kefir or yogurt or sour cream
- 1/3 C cocoa or cacao powder
- 1/4 C honey
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 T ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs or 6 egg whites
Instructions
- Mix almond flour and kefir or yogurt. Cover and allow to ferment at room temperature for a day or two.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix all remaining ingredients into bowl with fermented almond flour until smooth.
- Pour into greased loaf pan, smooth top, and bake 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into loaf comes out with just a few crumbs on it.
- Cool in pan for 10-15 minutes, then remove to a cutting board to finish cooling before slicing.
- Serve plain, or with plain or cinnamon honey butter.
Notes
To make cinnamon honey butter:
Soften 1/4 C (1/2 stick) good quality butter. Stir in 1 tsp. ground cinnamon and 1-2 T raw honey, or to taste. You can add a teaspoon of vanilla for extra yumminess!