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A healthy and delicious recipe for avocado brownies! Replace oil or butter with heart-healthy avocados for a delicious and nutritious dessert. These rich and chocolatey brownies are actually good for you!

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Brownies with Avocados!

You can have your brownies and eat them too with these healthy avocado brownies!

In place of more traditional fats like butter or oil, we’ve used avocado which keeps them 100% dairy-free and also saturated fat free.

We also swapped regular wheat flour for coconut flour making these brownies totally paleo (technically not keto because of the maple syrup) and low carb. Not to mention using maple syrup for sweetener – honestly these brownies are delish!

Ingredients in Avocado Brownies

  • Avocado – one large, ripe avocado.
  • Applesauce – you could also replace with 1 large, mashed banana if you don’t have applesauce.
  • Maple Syrup – for sweetness. You could replace with honey, if desired.
  • Vanilla extract – for flavor.
  • Eggs – I know 3 eggs seems like a lot but it’s necessary for the ratio with coconut flour.
  • Coconut flour – do not skip or replace! I’ve never had any luck making these with a different type of flavor so proceed with caution if replacing. Coconut flour is also a great source of fiber.
  • Dutch-processed cocoa powder – do not use regular cocoa powder or cacao, they will be too bitter!
  • Sea salt – helps to amplify the sweetness. Omit if watching sodium levels.
  • Baking soda – to help these avocado brownies rise
  • Chocolate chips – you can also use chocolate chunks. Highly recommend!

Learn how to make Avocado Brownies Step-by-Step

 

Are these avocado brownies healthy?

Love it or hate it, these avocado brownies are healthy! Will these taste like Betty Crocker boxed brownies? Nope. But they will taste totally delicious! Better yet they’re made with super healthy swaps like:

  • Avocado for butter
  • Coconut flour for regular all-purpose flour
  • Applesauce for fudgier texture (you can also replace with 1 large banana if you don’t have any)

This is probably the most controversial recipe I’ve ever posted. If you read the comments you will see that people love them or absolutely hate them! At the end of the day it comes down to taste buds. Like I said, if you like a super decadent and sweet brownie, these are not for you. However, if your tastebuds are acclimated to not that much sugar and grain-free recipes, you will love this avocado brownie recipe.

I’m often asked “are these keto avocado brownies”? No they are not. I use maple syrup to sweeten these brownies. For a full keto recipe you’ll need to use erythritol or monk fruit to sweeten them and a sugar free chocolate chip alternative.

Tips for Making Avocado Brownies

  • Make sure your avocados are ripe – but not TOO ripe. They should be green and creamy inside
  • Coconut flour is essential to keep these brownies paleo – do NOT replace with another flour (even almond flour) unless you know how to adapt flours
  • SIFT YOUR FLOUR! I’m a #lazybaker so I often skip this step but if you watch the video above you’ll see that these avocado brownies come out clumpy if you forget to sift your flour. Still delicious but the texture is off.
  • Use dutch-processed cocoa powder. Because these brownies are already rich, using unprocessed cocoa will make them too bitter.
  • Depending on how you like your brownies adjust the baking time for texture. At 25 minutes they come out on the fudgier side but if you prefer more fudgy bake for less or more cake-like bake for longer
A healthy and delicious recipe for avocado brownies! Replace oil or butter with heart-healthy avocados for a delicious and nutritious dessert.

Storage Instructions

I prefer to store leftovers in the refrigerator though they’ll last for 2 days on the counter in an airtight container.

My favorite way to eat these though is directly from the freezer! I know…sounds gross but it tastes like fudge. Just cut into 16 brownies (or desired amount) and once fully cool place them in a sealed ziplock bag or airtight container to freeze. Take one out and enjoy right away or let sit for 5-10 minutes to thaw up a bit. They’ll last up to 6 months in the freezer (though they never last that long here!)

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A healthy and delicious recipe for avocado brownies! Replace oil or butter with heart-healthy avocados for a delicious and nutritious dessert. These rich and chocolatey brownies are actually good for you!

  • Author: Davida Lederle
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 16 brownies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 1 large avocado
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (replace with 1 large banana if you don’t have any)
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened dutch-processed cocoa powder**
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup of chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease an 8 x 8 inch baking pan with coconut oil or line with parchment paper.
  3. In a blender or food processor blend avocado, applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla.*
  4. Add these wet ingredients to a large mixing bowl and whisk in eggs.
  5. In a separate bowl, sift your coconut flour and dutch-processed cocoa powder. Mix in sea salt and baking soda.
  6. Slowly add your dry ingredients to avocado mixture and stir until well-combined.
  7. Stir in chocolate chips.
  8. Add batter to baking dish and spread so top is even.
  9. Place in oven to bake for 25-30 minutes (slightly less for fudgier brownies or slightly longer for more cake-like brownies).
  10. Allow to cool for 20 minutes before cutting into 16 brownies.
  11. Keep them on the counter in an airtight container at room-temperature for up to 2 days or for a longer shelf-life store in the fridge or freezer (see notes above).

*You can also mash these together by hand but make sure that you mash it up very well and there are no clumps.

** Make sure you use dutch-processed otherwise your brownies will taste bitter – this is the step that people often forget!

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187 Comments

  1. I’ve become known as the Cheese Girl or the Banana Girl, and I don’t even have a partnership. Granted I won’t be laughing in anyone’s faces, but I don’t mind the titles either.

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  2. These brownies sound like a dream come true for my boyfriend! He loves avocados too, maybe he’s the avocado man?? Haha! I will make these once my schedule is a bit lighter.
    I barely read your blog posts anymore since you set up that newsletter style 🙁 it’s a shame. What do your statistics say? Do you have less clicks?

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    1. Aw oh no! I’m thinking of maybe giving the option to readers of either daily or once-a-week. I hear different feedback from everyone so it’s hard to make everyone happy but doing my best. Any feedback you have for me is so helpful so don’t hesitate to share more!

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  3. Wow, these are so simple and healthy! I’m def going to give them a try 🙂 Nothing like a brownie for breakfast!

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    2. Ooh that partnership really is a dream come true! As are these brownies. I cannot wait to make them!

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      1. I mean, they are definitely something I could probably make on my own but I would love even more to work with an amazing company. Another dream of a company would be Pure Pharma as well. Haha, my CrossFit self is really showing today.

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  5. Ooh that partnership really is a dream come true! As are these brownies. I cannot wait to make them!

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  6. Actually obsessed with that avo brownie swirl pic! Soooo beautiful. Whenever anyone asks me what I do…it’s like a 20 minute explanation. But then I get to talk about all the sweet brands I work with live Avos from Mexico 🙂

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  7. I’m obsessed with this avoliciousness! Must make this recipe ASAP! On another note, totally get that leaving summer camp feeling..I went in NH too and unfortunately missed the reunion this weekend 🙁 (serious FOMO!). Obsessed with your blog as always!! xx

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    1. Stopppppp no way! Which camp?! I went to YJ! I literally had PTSD from every summer of camp ending haha

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  8. Lady, look at you: all dreams coming true right there when you took the plunge and quit your ‘safe’ job. First becoming a full-time blogger, then the avocado partnership – do you even have any dreams left :D?? These brownies look great. Probably even better with added chocolate chips.
    My dream partnership? Being sponsored by Lindt. No second thoughts necessary. If we want to keep it healthy than Pink Lady apples. Both aren’t budget-friendly eaten in the quantities I do and that’s what partnerships are for, right 😉 ?!

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    1. I have to say I am running out of dreams haha. Not the worst problem to have. Love Lindt! I know that dream will become a reality for you 😉

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  9. “STFU” I died. lol
    These look amazing, PER THE USUAL <3 Top them with some peanut butter for me? 😉

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  10. Can’t wait to give these a try!!! I eat an avocado/day so I should probably just eat these brownies instead. (Also, side note: I tried to share this post with the Facebook button above and it kept giving me an error…just thought I’d let you know!)

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        1. Roughly 91 depending on the brand of ingredients you choose. Macros are about 51% carbs, 37% fats, 12% protein.

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