Welcome to the most delicious almond butter brownies! Made better for you with whole wheat flour, almond butter, and coconut sugar. These chocolate almond butter brownies are easy to make, extra fun with the almond butter swirl on top, and super chocolaty. You’ll keep coming back to this tried and true recipe when you’ll looking to make a healthier, but just as delicious brownie recipe!
Chocolate almond butter brownies
When a chocolate craving hits, these healthier brownies sure hit the spot!
We love them because they’re…
- easy to make
- mixed in one bowl
- extra chocolaty tasting
- delicoius with the almond butter
- a healthier brownie option with less sugar
- did I say delicous?
You just can’t go wrong with them, any day of the week!
How do you make these paleo almond butter brownies?
To turn these brownies into paleo almond butter brownies, you’ll want to substitute the whole wheat pastry flour for almond flour.
They will be a bit softer, but as long as you keep the egg in the recipe, it will work!
How do you make these vegan almond butter brownies?
To make these brownies vegan almond butter brownies, you really just need to substitute out the egg.
I suggest making a flax egg by stirring together 1 TBSP flax meal with 3 TBSP water and letting it sit for about 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes the flax meal and water will have gelled together to help give your brownies some structure.
What you’ll need for almond butter brownies
- egg
- coconut sugar
- almond butter
- avocado oil
- vanilla extract
- almond extract
- apple cider vinegar
- cocoa powder
- whole wheat pastry flour
- baking soda
- sea salt
- dark chocolate chips
How to make them
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 9 x 5 glass loaf pan with oil, or use a silicone loaf pan and skip the oiling.
- In a large bowl combine the egg, coconut sugar, almond butter, oil, vanilla and almond extracts, and vinegar. Mix for 3-4 minutes until well combined.
- Into the bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Mix the dry ingredients togther slightly, then mix it into the wet ingredeints. Stir in the optional chocolate chips.
- Press the brownie mixture into the dish. The mixture will be very thick. Drizzle the optional extra almond butter on top and swirl it around with a toothpick.
- Bake for 20-23 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before slicing.
The best size pan for these brownies
The best size pan for these almond butter brownies is a 9×5 loaf pan or similar rectangular pan dimensions.
You can make it in a square 8×8 pan, however, the brownies will be a bit thinner.
I prefer to bake in a silicone loaf pan, because sticking is virtually gone, and clean-up is super simple!
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Almond Butter Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup almond butter
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips optional
- 3 tbsp almond butter optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 9 x 5 glass loaf pan with oil, or use a silicone loaf pan and skip the oiling.
- In a large bowl combine the egg, coconut sugar, almond butter, oil, vanilla and almond extracts, and vinegar. Mix for 3-4 minutes until well combined.
- Into the bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Mix the dry ingredients together slightly, then mix it into the wet ingredients. Stir in the optional chocolate chips.
- Press the brownie mixture into the dish. The mixture will be very thick. Drizzle the optional extra almond butter on top and swirl it around with a toothpick.
- Bake for 20-23 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition
If you try this recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!
XO
Heather
Originally published May 2012. Updated December 2021.
18 comments
Chunks- very necessary! They’re the best! Glad you got your sweets fix! The almond butter in here sounds fabulous
I love the chocolate chunks!
Thinking about you girl! Hang in there. 🙂
It’s getting close 🙂
oh brownies are my favorite!!! I’m sure Hunter is enjoying them too! hihi
Haha he looooves them 🙂
LOVE brownies, I found a black bean brownie recipe that I’ve tried and has success with, forget the website off the top of my head, but I just love them! Sounds like your body is getting ready for labor, asking for more food and calories for all that energy you’ll need to get that little boy out! Kind of like nesting, but with food haha. Oh, no.. now I know, have you dropped? that would cause you to be more hungry since the baby is not so much in your stomach anymore 🙂
Yup he’s definitely dropped even more this last week, and now that you mention it I definitely feel like I have more room to fill. Hope he’s getting ready!
The brownies sound wonderful! I haven’t made brownies in a long, long time. Your recipe is perfect!!!
I think it’s time Jennifer 😉
the title of this post instantly drew me in! 🙂 holy yum! definitely making these… i think i might try it with peanut butter instead of almond butter since that’s what i have on hand.
That is going to be one delicious swap
Dark chocolate and almond butter is such an awesome combination! Thinking of you and Hunter…hope he is here soon!
I hope so too!!
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