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How To Make Paleo Almond Butter Brownies
Paleo Almond Butter Brownies
These chocolate Paleo almond butter brownies melt in your mouth and are absolutely delicious! Sweetened with raw honey, no refined sugar. Only 30 minutes.
Servings 16
Calories 253kcal
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INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 3/4 cup raw organic honey
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup Bob's red Mill Almond Meal/Flour
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 oz Enjoy Life chocolate chips
- 4 oz chopped walnuts
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 8 x 8 in baking dish.
- Mix together almond butter, melted coconut oil, honey, egg, vanilla extract in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl mix almond flour, cacao powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
- Spread evenly in the prepared baking dish and bake at 350 F for about 30 - 35 minutes.
- Cool completely for about 15 minutes, and then cut in 16 squares.
NUTRITION
Serving: 53g | Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.5g | Protein: 5.8g | Fat: 17.6g | Saturated Fat: 5.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 125mg | Fiber: 2.2g | Sugar: 17.2g
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I haven’t made this yet but it seems so good. I was wondering if it may be similar to the taste of the Base Culture Almond Butter Brownie? And if i could subsitute Coconut Flour for Almond Flour?
Hello! These look amazing! Would love to try although I have a big box of coconut sugar in the cupboard and wondered if the honey could be substituted for this? Any thoughts would be welcome! Thsnks ELla Xx
Hi Ella, you can substitute the honey with coconut sugar. I have tried it both ways and it works great.
These are honestly the best brownies ever. So so delicious! I have made them at least 5 times now, and will again tonight. Thank you so much for this recipe! My boyfriend and I devour them lol
Yay! So glad you and your boyfriend like them!
Family fav! Thanks for this incredible recipe 😊
tHE FLAVOR WAS EXCELLENT, BUT MY BROWNIES COLLAPSED. THEY LOOKED INFLATED AND UNCOOKED IN THE MIDDLE AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES. i LET THEM COOL AND THEN THEY COLLAPSED. MY BAKING SODA WAS NEW. ANY SUGGESTIONS? IF I COULD GET THE FORM RIGHT, I’D DEFINITELY KEEP MAKING THESE.
HI Ellen, it might have been the honey. Sometimes when I use a certain kind of honey, mine collapse in the middle as well. But not always, it’s strange. I would suggest you try the recipe with coconut sugar instead.
I have no dietary restrictions or preferences, just healthy and well balanced, but these are by far the best brownie recipe! And delightfully guilt free
Awesome! So glad you liked them!
Keto friendly honey alternative:
Make a simple syrup:
I used 1/2 cup Swerve, 1/2 cup beet sugar (I don’t like the aftertaste of Swerve. If you don’t mind it, you could use 1 cup of Swerve instead of cutting it with beet sugar), and 1/2 cup water.
Boil for a few minutes, until slightly thick.
-after measuring the “honey,” I had about 2oz left over. You could use this syrup in your coffee, tea, or lemonade. You could add it to a food processor with some bee pollen and make it honey flavored.
I made these brownies 2x:
Once with just using dry sweetener, which was really dry in the end, because honey is a wet ingredient. And the 2nd time with the simple syrup.
Both are chocolatey, and I still ate the first batch, even though they were dry.
But the 2nd batch was fudgey and chewy. Like you would expect brownies to be. I also used Lilys brand of chocolate chips.
Made these tonight and they are super yummy! I used parchment paper to keep them from sticking and it worked perfectly. Thank Kay for the recipe!
Would butter work in place of coconut oil? My friend is allergic to coconut. Thanks!
Hi Kat, I haven’t tried it with butter but I think it will work. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
These were wonderful, i am a newly diagnosed metabolic syndrome person so diabetes is in that bundle and i have been searching for something chocolate and hands down this recipe wins. Its hard to make this transition to watching what i eat and this recipe made it so much easier to transition
Can i use coconut flour?
Hi Tabitha!
Coconut flour is very different from almond flour. Coconut flour is very liquid absorbent and it will make the batter very dry. I don’t think it will work with coconut flour.
what are the dimensions for the tray
sike i found it
Awesome recipe! I wanted to make a lower carb version so I used 1/4 cup honey and 1/2 cup Swerve (erythritol) sugar substitute, and I used butter instead of coconut oil. They turned out great, although I will probably use less Swerve next time because I would like them to be a little less sweet. I used almond flour from Nuts.com, which I find has a bit more moisture than Red Mill and I did not have to add additional butter for moisture. My husband (who normally turns up his nose at anything low-carb) loved these and even asked for seconds! Thanks again!
Awesome!! So glad that you and your husband loved the recipe! 🙂
Hi! Can I use peanut butter instead of almond butter? Smooth peanut butter will have the same effect (of course considering the taste difference)?
Thank you!
Yes, you can use peanut butter instead of almond butter. Of course, the flavor will be different but you also might need to cut back on the coconut oil because peanut butter can be more oily than almond butter.
I tried these out, and they were great!! I made them in little muffin tins instead of a square, but I’m sure the same result 🙂
Has anyone tried making these without egg? Right now I have to eliminate eggs from my diet and was wondering if I should use a flax egg or just keep it out altogether….
Can I substitute 1/4 cup cacao powder with dark chocolate bar? If so, what would be the equivalent measurement to match the 1/4 cup cacao powder on the recipe? Should I melt it first using double boiler method?
Hi I used cocoa butter instead of almond butter is this ok? Plus mine is still in the oven I followed your recipe to the T but for some reason it’s not cooking firmly as it’s still watery and it’s been in there for 45mins and still going? I’m cooking it in 160 fan force, please help I don’t know what I did wrong?? Thanks
Hi Diane,
cocoa butter is very different from almond butter. Almond butter is basically ground almonds for a long time (5-10 minutes in the food processor) and the texture is pretty firm compared to regular butter. I don’t think that cocoa butter has the same consistency and texture as almond butter. I think that’s the problem with the brownies not cooking through and being very liquidy.
I am sure it will turn out fantastic if you use almond butter next time. 🙂
Oh my word! These brownies are amazing!! I shared these with 3 other people, they all raved over them. I used maple syrup instead of honey, and used half butter/coconut oil. I made my own almond butter too, a first for me. My new favorite brownie!!
Thank you for this awesome recipe!
Hello! These look delicious! Im making them tomorrow. However, I see that it says to add Chocolate chips. I cant find chxolate chips without added sugar. I think that 100% cocoa chocolate bar would do, but it would probably make the brownies bitter. If I do not use chocolate chips, will the brownies be dry?
Hi Alyssa,
yes, you can make the brownies without the chocolate chips and they won’t be dry. I would add a little bit more walnuts instead to keep the brownies at the same consistency. You could add 100% cocoa chocolate bar chips if you like the taste and it’s not too bitter for you. Hope you enjoy it!
You can find 100% pure organic cacao chocolate chips (no sugar added) from Santa Barbara Chocolate’s website.