Fudgy Paleo Brownies
This Fudgy Paleo Brownies recipe is the best! This heathy dessert recipe is ready in 15 minutes flat and makes the best paleo brownies ever!
Servings: 4 brownies
Cost: $3
Ingredients
- ½ cup creamy almond butter (or cashew butter)
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil (melted, or butter)
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup (or honey)
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 2 Tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 Tablespoon almond milk
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons almond flour
- 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease an 8x4" loaf pan or 5" square baking dish with coconut oil, set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt, set aside.
- In the microwave or on the stovetop gently warm almond butter and coconut oil until melted. Stir until combined.
- Add honey (or maple syrup), applesauce, coconut sugar, almond milk and vanilla. Stir well.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until well combined.
- Gently fold in mini chocolate chips.
- Spread batter in your prepared 8x4” loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-15 minutes or until just barely set. Let cool for at least 20 minutes before cutting.
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Almond butter. any nut or seed butter works well, especially cashew butter.
- Coconut oil. Grass-fed butter or ghee are good substitutes.
- Maple syrup. honey works well.
- Almond milk. Any non-dairy or regular dairy milk can be used in this recipe.
- Almond flour. I do not recommend tampering with the flour in this recipe. However, I have heard some people have success with regular flour, all-purpose gluten-free flour and tapioca flour. Do not use coconut flour, it is not an acceptable substitution for almond flour.
- Chocolate chips. You can use your favorite healthy/paleo chocolate variety, chips, chopped up bars, etc. See below for my favorite paleo chocolate options!
- Hu Kitchen Chocolate Gems. This is my favorite paleo chocolate. These gems are delicious and easy to toss into cookies (no bar chopping required).
- Hu Kitchen Dark Chocolate Bars. You can also buy dark chocolate bars and chop them up to toss into these paleo chocolate chip cookies.
- Lily's Dark Chocolate. They make chips and bars that are stevia sweetened, low carb, keto, etc.
- Enjoy Life Foods Dark Chocolate Chips are a good option that are vegan, dairy-free but not fully paleo.
Nutrition
Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 302.9kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 7.7g | Fat: 21.6g | Potassium: 65.6mg | Fiber: 4.5g | Sugar: 15.4g | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2.1mg