Name: Avocado Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 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

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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!

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.
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? Hell.to.the.no. 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.

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.

How To Store These Avocado Brownies

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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