Made the Paleo Brownies

This is a comment for a reader.   I made my own almond butter, which took forever in the food processor.  Next time I will toast the nuts before trying to make almond butter.  I finally added some peanut butter and a T of oil to it to get it to cream.  There was actually "warm vapor" coming out of the processor bowl but the motor was cool to the touch.  I still was thinking about burning out the motor on a 34 year old processor (and finally buying a new one).

I added Splenda to equal the sweetness of honey, did use cinnamon but no nutmeg (my recipe didn't have allspice)  I didn't want to melt chocolate so I used 6 T of cocoa powder plus 1 T coconut oil.  I also added 2 T of SF vanilla coffee flavoring for sweetness.  I also added a teaspoon of baking powder along with the baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of salt  (because that was in other recipes) but now I realize there is no baking powder in my other recipe for zucchini brownies.

It's still baking and looks lovely.  this is my first try at anything Wheat Belly or Paleo.  I am not sure what the brownies will be like.  I read that they are dry and crumbly the first day and moist and fudgy the second day and more fudgy the third day etc.

The are out of the oven and look burnt but the toothpick showed some moisture.  More data tomorrow.

I CAN'T WAIT for my turn at Bringing Up The Bodies.  If it is better than the first--I will swoon with delight.

Well, the baking and cooling periods are over and the verdict is--not so much a Brownie.  More of a cakelike experience.  I thought they would be denser because of the nut butter but not so much.  I skipped the nutmeg and used cocoa powder-perhaps the melted chocolate would have added "more".  

The biggest negative is that they didn't satisfy.  I ate some sliver--wanted more, then more and then more.  Which is frightening.  I haven't had any today--but the temptation is there.  There is no other food that tempts me.  But then, the food I eat isn't all that wonderful.