Munchie Monday: Kathy's Cashew Brownies

Here is a recipe I found by a fluke. I contacted the creator of the recipe for more details.  Here is how I did it.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place a large sheet of aluminum foil into an 8 by 8 inch baking pan.  Spray with vegetable spray.

In a medium place 1 cup cashew butter, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 Tablespoons maple syrup, and 2 Tablespoons sifted unsweetened cocoa.  Stir until well blended.  Add 1 cup chocolate chips.  I used about 3/4 cup white chocolate chips and 1/4 mini semisweet chocolate chips in an effort to use up everything in our kitchen before we return home in a few months.

Spread the brownie mix evenly in the prepared pan.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Let cool then cut.

This is the "before" picture which was actually taken about five minutes after placing in the hot oven.

After 20 minutes in the oven the brownies looked like this.  The middle seemed a little soft so I cooked them longer.

After 25 minutes they looked pretty much the same so I took them out.  After letting them cool for a couple of hours, I cut a small piece.  The part that had been soft at 20 minutes was still soft.  The edges were pretty much solid.  They tasted okay.  The chocolate chips made them seem like they had way more sugar than the 2 Tablespoons of maple syrup would make you think.  That cup of chocolate chips was almost all sugar so  that should not be a surprise.

Dear One said they were okay.  Now to get the rest of them to our friend for whom I made them before we eat them up...