Almond Butter Vegan Brownies – the ultimate moist fudgy brownie that’s super easy to make!
Almond Butter Vegan Brownies – the ultimate fudgy brownie that’s insanely easy to make and loaded with intense chocolate flavor! I guarantee these super moist paleo brownies will be a hit with the fam!
I think I’ve gotten away from the heart of why I blog.
Ever since I got pregnant I’ve been in Type A mode. Make a list. Knock things out. Make more lists. Knock more things out. That has even carried over into work for the blog. I was so focused on not being glued to the computer or being slave to the next blog post once I had Maddie I worked my tail off trying to get ahead.
I had blog posts written almost a month in advance. And believe me, trying to write that far in advance was hard and felt very mundane. I found myself just writing about the food instead of what I love .. my life.. my loves and the things I’m learning.
I know a lot of you come here for the recipes. But some come because they feel a personal connection. That’s what I love about blogging. You may never have met the person but you somehow feel like you know them or that you’re a part of a little sliver of their life.
I found healing through writing the struggles we’ve gone through and I know some have found healing or encouragement through reading it.
As I go through the comments you leave and hear you talk about the post itself instead of just the recipe it makes my heart sing. That’s where I come alive.
All that to say I’m sorry for being boring the past couple of months. I think the baby fog has lifted and my passions are starting to come back to the surface again. Woohoo! Or maybe it’s just the warmer weather, who knows. Either way, I promise to make things interesting again.
Starting with these Almond Butter Vegan Brownies!
GAH!!! Guys! These brownies are seriously the fudgest (is that a word? I’m getting a spell check error.. whatever we’ll go with it) most chocolate-y brownie you’ll ever have!
There is no flour and no egg! Yup! I know!
When I gave these to my small group to taste and told them what’s “not in it” one of the guys looked at me and said… “um.. so what’s in it?” Then he proceeded to give me the stink eye!
Well, there’s almond butter, almond flour, coconut sugar, apple sauce, cocoa powder, honey and extra dark chocolate chips.
That guy did end up trying these brownies after he saw the reaction of everybody else when they tried it! And he loved it!
These Almond Butter Vegan Brownies are not overly sweet (which is actually what I love). They have a slight nutty taste from the almond butter and flour, but the almond butter and honey give it that moist fudgy texture everybody loves in their brownie. (or at least the smart people like in their brownie … hehe)
I loved them fresh out of the oven because the chocolate chips are still gooey. But honestly they are good warm or room temperature. Top them with a scoop of vanilla coconut milk ice cream for a extra punch of deliciousness.
Bon Appetit friends and happy weekending!
PrintVegan Almond Butter Brownies
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 16 brownies 1x
- Category: dessert, gluten free, vegan
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Almond Butter Vegan Brownies – the ultimate fudgy brownie that’s insanely easy to make and loaded with intense chocolate flavor! I guarantee these super moist paleo brownies will be a hit with the fam!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/2 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey (use agave or maple syrup for vegan)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup extra dark chocolate chips (60-70% cacao)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper. (leave an overhang on the sides so it’s easier to remove the brownies when done baking.
- To a medium bowl add almond flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, baking soda and salt. Whisk together. Set aside.
- To a small bowl add almond butter, almond milk, apple sauce, honey and vanilla extract. Whisk together.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Using a spatula mix everything together. Fold in the dark chocolate chips.
- Pour the almond brownie batter to prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Optional: serve with coconut milk vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 93
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 159 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 g
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20 comments on “Almond Butter Vegan Brownies”
These look delicious! Have you ever used oat flour in place in almond flour? Any thoughts about how that substitution may work?
I have not but I love the idea of it. It would be an easy 1 to 1 substitute. So if you try it, let us know how it turns out!
I had to add way more liquid and sweetener. It was like a dough consistency instead of a batter before adding more liquid and even after adding a ton more sweetener they didn’t come out sweet enough. Also I feel like the added salt just made it too salty since I feel like almond butter already has a kind of salty taste (even with unsalted) but that might just be me I feel like they were a little too salty. Just trying to give my critics and suggestions, overall not bad.
Thanks Elizabeth. Yes that almond butter definitely adds a saltiness to the brownies… almost like salt can do to a salted caramel. The batter is definitely meant to be thicker but I can see why you would add a little more liquid if you didn’t realize that. Thanks so much for sharing! Happy Baking!
This is my fave brownie recipe! I’ve been cooking it for years & everyone says it’s better than normal brownies! However I found they’re not very sweet at all, I actually add half a cup of coconut sugar. Also I way prefer using mashed banana instead of applesauce, it adds more sweetness and depth of flavour.
Some extra bits I’ve added are 1tsp instant coffee to accentuate the chocolate flavour, and I also add vegan salted caramel chocolate in it & flaky salt on top.
I find this recipe is pretty easy to mix & match, and they’re really delicious undercooked for a fudgy brownie.
Thanks for this recipe!
So glad these brownies are your go-to!! You can never go wrong with brownies in my book!
Hi!
If I was substituting coconut oil for the applesauce, would that change the baking soda amount?
Hey Sofia, nope it shouldn’t.
Just remember for vegan brownies, use agave or maple syrup. Honey isn’t vegan but the agave or maple syrup should work the same.
yes, very true. I’ll make that note in the recipe. 🙂
These brownies are delicious, the only thing is that mine didn’t yield as many as the recipe says and they did not grow as much as in the picture. But overall excellent recipe, will definitely make again.
Unfortunately using honey in the recipe makes it not vegan, otherwise I will definitely try this.
I think it depends on which vegan you’re talking to. Some are ok with honey. However, if you’re not you can sub maple syrup.
I can’t believe there’s no butter or egg in these! They turned out amazing!
These look so moist and delicious! Can’t wait to try these!
These are really perfect treats for my kids! I am sure I’ll need to make a double batch!
These look irresistible!
Bring on ALLLLLL the almond! I love it! These brownies sound amazing.
OMGGGG I am literally drooling over this fudgy goodness… I can’t believe they are vegan!
You are right! That is super easy to make! Love this recipe!