One of my favorite readers, Courtney, requested this brownie recipe in a comment last week.
Here is what she said, “Can we have another VOTE?? Every post I am hopeful that I might open it up to find your recipe for scrumptious dark chocolate brownies… I am NEVER disappointed by your posts, but I am still hopeful that I may experience this recipe in the future…”
Now that is just too cute. How could I say no to this sweet request? Courtney lives in Tennessee and I was fortunate enough to meet her at one of my cooking classes here in Boulder, Colorado. She has a great website with all kinds of interesting natural products on it.
Furthermore, this is my older son’s favorite treat. Whenever I ask him what he would like me to bake for him, he says, “brownies.” He loves packing these higher-protein treats in his lunch for dessert.
So, there you have it, everyone! Brownies.
Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 16 ounce jar creamy roasted almond butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1¼ cups honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup cacao powder
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, blend almond butter until smooth with a hand blender
- Blend in eggs, then blend in honey and vanilla
- Blend in cacao, salt and baking soda, then fold in chocolate chips
- Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish
- Pour batter into dish
- Bake at 325°F for 30-40 minutes
Last spring, I discovered this great Peanut Butter Bar recipe from celiacchicks.com which gave me the idea to make treats out of nut butters. When I coached my son’s little league team, I brought either these nourishing brownies, or Almond Butter Blondies to just about every baseball game.
I recently discovered a fun website called Flavorista.com. Low and behold, I checked it out this morning and saw a fantastic write up on gluten-free by the site’s author, Barr. What I liked best about her take on this timely topic, is that she is one of the few mainstream chefs to offer an “outsider’s” perspective on the world of gluten-free. Very refreshing, witty and informative. Thanks Barr!
Jodi says
I absolutely loved this recipe. The texture is moist and the flavor is awesome. I reduced the amount of agave and added some liquid stevia to reduce the amount of overall calories. 1/20th of the recipe is less than 200 calories. What a great treat. My kids loved it. Thank you Thank you Thank you
JR says
Eighteen bucks just for the almond butter in this recipe?! You’ve got to be kidding me.
I understand that almonds are expensive, but…I hope you’re getting kick-backs from Amazon. You can get the exact same product for much less at other online retailers (I found it at Dr. Vita for about $11 and Justin’s chocolate almond butter (interesting!) for less than $9 at another retailer).
Kristina says
I just made these tonight! So amazing! My picky husband was fooled into believing these were the real deal. I 1/2’ed the recipe and used fresh ground almond butter from the grocery store, 1/2 agave and 1/2 honey. I am still in awe of how wonderful they turned out. Thank you so much for this great recipe.
connie guidry says
I love the recipe.. however what are chocolate drops? they are not choc chips right?
Patricia says
I made these and they were malacious. Had to cut the pan in half and take them to the neighbors as DH and I were snorfing them. The remainder didn’t last long.
I also went to Trader Joes to get more almond butter, but they didn’t have any on the shelf nor in the warehouse, so ran all over town looking for it. Finally located the 14 oz jars at Smart & Final. Just need more time to make them.
Thank you for a great recipe.
Emma says
Hello! I just made these this evening and they are in the oven now. I had a problem with the texture of the batter being extremely gooey and sticking to the beaters of my mixer. I added a bit of coconut oil and that made it thin out a bit, but am a little concerned of how the finished product will be. Might be more like a fudge than a brownie, but chocolate is chocolate. Also added unsweetened coconut!
Tina says
Thx for sharing this recipe! Mine came out dry for some reason? I used peanut butter… Any thoughts from anyone on why they were dry? I used all other ingredients, stated. Thank you!
Britt says
I LOVE your site. I love your recipes. So, thank you!!
I made these brownies and they taste amazing, but the did not come out like how they did on the pic. I know photos make it all look so nice, but usually the photos are pretty accurate. I followed the recipe to a T the only difference was I used ‘Xylitol’ instead of honey or agave. People said it came out “cake like” and mine was grainy and crumbly and when I cut it it falls apart… maybe I need something else??
They taste amazing!! I cook always with Xylitol and usually this doesn’t happen with baked goods. maybe I need to add another egg??
either way, they are still amazing!! and I use your other recipes all the damn time!
GO Elana!!!
Tracey Mardon says
These were unbelievably good, the whole family loved them!
Dianne Zeigler says
I was alittle unsure about this recipe but had full confidence in you and other recipes I’ve made from your website. I made these last night for a church function and they were fantastic. We have several gf parishoners and so for them I use and recommend your website. Extremely moist and chocolate-y. The chips made them crunchy. Great and very easy recipe. Thanks