March 30, 2026

Fudgy Banting Brownies

Serves:

Cooking Time:

< 30 min

Ingredients:

230 g LANCEWOOD® Medium Fat Plain Cream Cheese, at room temperature
180 ml xylitol
4 large egg(s)
90 ml butter, melted
125 ml cocoa powder
5 ml baking powder
salt, a pinch
225 ml almond flour
30 ml coffee granules
100 g pecan nuts, chopped
80 g 80% dark chocolate, roughly chopped

To finish:
raspberries
80% dark chocolate, grated (optional)

To serve:
LANCEWOOD® Mascarpone

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 20 cm x 20 cm cake pan with baking paper.
Beat the cream cheese and the xylitol together until smooth.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Add the melted butter and mix until well combined.
In a separate bowl, sift the cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together.
Add the almond flour and coffee and mix through. Fold into the egg mixture together with the pecan nuts and combine.
Spoon into the prepared pan and spread the mixture out evenly.
Bake for 20 minutes. The centre must still be slightly wobbly. Leave to cool and then cut into squares.

To finish: Top with fresh raspberries and grated chocolate.

To serve: Serve the brownies with a dollop of mascarpone.

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