These brownies are the bomb-dot-com. Seriously, they are so good, I could eat the whole pan! I tried to make them with just honey as a sweetener and they aren’t nearly as good. So I cheat when I make these and use Organic Cane Sugar. They are grain/gluten free, but not primal.
Almond Flour Brownies
3/4 cup of almond flour
1/4 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 cup of organic cane sugar
1 tablespoon of honey
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/2 cup of butter melted
3/4 cup of 60% dark chocolate chips + 2 tablespoons of 60% dark chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix together almond flour, salt, cocoa powder, sugar, and baking soda powder in a large bowl and set aside.
In a glass bowl, melt butter and 3/4 cup of chocolate chips. While the chocolate is melting, in another bowl, beat together eggs, vanilla, & honey. Slowly pour the melted chocolate/butter mixture into the egg mixture.
Then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Pour the batter into a 8×8 inch square pan. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on the top and gently press into the batter.
Bake for 20 – 25 minutes, depending on how you like your brownies (cake like or fudge-y). Let cool and enjoy!
***EDIT: I now substitute the cane sugar & honey for 3/4 cup of coconut palm sugar. I also like to mix in mini chocolate chips throughout the batter instead of sprinkling chips on top***
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Is the honey necessary for texture? I’m gonna try this except using steviva blend instead of the cane sugar. It’s a stevia blend (available on my Blog)
No, the honey isn’t necessary at all! I use it because I like fudge-y brownies and I think the honey helps that. But I’ve omitted the honey with great results.
I have tried these brownies with Stevia in the Raw, but I hate the aftertaste of Stevia, so I don’t go that route typically.
Any substitute for the almond flour? I am allergic to ALL nuts and coconut 😦
Oh, that’s too bad Jennifer!
I’ve not tried this, but how about SUNFLOWER SEEDS? If you’re safe with those [make sure your source doesn’t have traces of nuts], I have heard this works wonderfully as a 1:1 substitute for almond flour. It’s also loaded with vitamins+minerals, and is a fraction of the price of almonds/almond flour.
To make the sunflower seed meal/flour, simply grind them up into a fine powder in a blender/food processor/coffee grinder/mortar and pestle.
If you try sunflower seed meal, let me know how it turns out!
Can you do all honey and skip the sugar all together? If yes, how much honey would you use?
I’ve never tried going all honey before. My guess is that it wouldn’t need as much honey, since honey is sweeter. If it were me, I’d start by trying 1/3-1/2 cup of honey. Taste the batter before baking and adjust as you think it needs it.
For what it’s worth, I started using Organic Coconut Sugar in these brownies (1/2 – 3/4 cup) and I skip the honey altogether. They turn out great and the coconut sugar is better than cane sugar.
Oh, I never thought of coconut sugar, that’s a great idea. Thank you for letting me know that you have tried this and the brownies turned out ok. I liked the idea of the “fudgy” consistency that you mentioned when you used the honey though. I am always afraid to mess around with baking recipes because baking is such a science — not like cooking where you can wing it.
Usually I bake my brownies about 25 minutes (so a little under what you “should”) to get them a little more fudgy. I like things less-cooked anyway though. And I’ve had great results with coconut sugar in all my baking. It’s a 1 for 1 substitute for cane sugar and it cooks wonderfully.
Because I like things sweet, I use 3/4 cup of coconut sugar in this recipe 🙂
Thank you for the follow-up tips Sara. I will be making these tonight!
Just made these and they are delicious. I did substitute coconut sugar for the cane sugar and I used a 73% chocolate. Thank you so much for the awesome recipe.
Best brownies ever!!! This is the only brownie recipe I ever need again. I used coconut sugar, omitted the honey, and sprinkled flaked sea salt on top. Yum!!! Hubby and I almost ate the whole pan in one sitting.
Oh yum – sea salt is a great idea! I’m so glad you liked them. My husband & I have been known to polish off a pan in one sitting ourselves 😉
Your ingredient list says baking powder and your directions say baking soda!? Which is it? 🙂
Whoops! You are absolutely right – it should be baking powder 🙂 Thanks for catching that.
Thanks! I assumed that and made the brownies with walnuts! They are divine!
I need to make brownies dairy free. I’ve made these with coconut oil instead of butter and they are delicious! But the chocolate chips have milk. Any suggestions? I wondered if ommiting the chocolate chips and adding more cocoa powder and oil would work. Just wondering if you’ve tried anything like this.
Try Enjoy Life Chocolate chips 🙂 You can get them almost anywhere and they are dairy free! Super yummy!