Rhubarb!!!!

Chocolate Brownies with Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce

I may (but definitely do) have a severe obsession with rhubarb. I grew up with it growing in our yard and there was always an abundance of it. I was devastated when I no longer had it immediately at my finger tips at all times. I also had a really hard time actually buying it at the store when I knew it was so easy to grow for free!! A couple of years ago we bought our first house...with a yard...rhubarb was the very first thing that was planted! My mom totally smuggled a few plants in her suitcase when she flew out to visit! I just harvested my first batch of rhubarb for the year and was excited to try it out with a paleo recipe! Since rhubarb is so tart, it paired perfectly with these super rich paleo brownies! 

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces dark chocolate (melted)
• 1/2 cup coconut oil (melted)
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 Tbsp vanilla

• 4 Tbsp grassfed butter
• 4 Tbsp honey
• 3 cups chopped rhubarb (half inch pieces)
• 1 cup chopped strawberries

Process:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Combine melted dark chocolate, coconut oil, maple syrup, and eggs.
• Add cocoa powder slowly while stirring. Mix together completely.
• Add vanilla and combine.
• Pour into greased 9x9 brownie pan, or be really cool like me and pour into greased cupcake tin to make individual servings.
• Bake 30 minutes.

• Melt butter and honey in a a sauce pan over medium heat. 
• Add rhubarb and simmer for about 10 minutes to soften rhubarb.
• Add strawberries and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
• Pour sauce over brownies and enjoy!