Almond Butter Blondies

Sometimes my sweet tooth gets the best of me! I try to keep the carbs in check though, hence the almond butter to combat the sugar. These aren't terribly sweet but they are very satisfying, my husband wasn't going to have any because he wasn't "in the mood for dessert" but I made him try a square and he said "these are good, not too sweet, but they have a nice taste!"

Almond Butter Blondies

Gluten free, can be dairy free if you utilize 2tbsp of flax seed in place of the egg and carob chips

1 cup almond butter

1/2 cup coconut sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

3 twists on my sea salt grinder

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 egg + 3 tablespoons water

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2) Beat egg in medium sized bowl

3) Add all ingredients to the egg and stir until dough forms (it will look a bit grainy)

4) Fold in the chocolate chips

5) Put batter in a greased metal pie pan, pat flat with the back of the spoon

6) Bake for 20min, top will be a dark gold color and the edges will just start to brown
7) Let pan cool on wire rack for at least 10min before attempting to cut into slices/squares (unless you are serving to a party to share - you can pull out of the oven, wait 5min, and top with ice cream then pass the spoons around so everyone can dig in- but be careful as the pan is extremely hot!)