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Coconut Flour Brownies

February 7, 2012 · Kelly Bejelly · 28 Comments

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Coconut Flour chocolate brownies paleo

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Last Updated on December 6, 2020

 
Coconut Flour chocolate brownies paleo

 

Every now and then I like to have a  paleo dessert and these are my go to for a rich, chocolaty cake-like coconut flour brownies.

This recipe came about when I wanted to make something extra special for Mr. Bejelly for Valentine’s.  We’re  a strange pair and rarely give each other gifts on holidays but pepper them throughout the year.     Coconut Flour is a tricky beast so after fussing about in the kitchen and creating many disasters, that did get eaten by the way, I hit the head on the nail in this paleo dessert recipe.

There is something about pairing coffee (or my favorite dirty chai) with chocolate that just brings out its deep rich undertones.  It’s an important ingredient so don’t skip it.   You can get creative if you like and switch out the applesauce with something fun like pureed apricots or cherries if you wanted to spice things up.

 
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Coconut Flour chocolate brownies paleo
Yield: 8 people

Coconut Flour Brownies

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoon Brewed Coffee
  • 3 Tablespoons Cacao powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour, sifted
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. First in a large bowl whisk together the coffee and cacao until you get a paste.
  2. Next add in the vanilla, melted butter, honey, applesauce and eggs and beat.
  3. Slowly start mixing in the coconut flour, baking soda and baking powder
  4. Then add in the chocolate chips and pour the batter into a greased 8″x 8″ pan
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

g

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 309Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 144mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 5g

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Every now and then I like to have a  paleo dessert and these are my go to for a rich, chocolaty cake-like coconut flour brownies.
 
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  1. [email protected] says

    April 12, 2012 at 5:25 am

    Wow, these look awesome! Question- is coconut flour expensive? Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
    • Bejelly says

      April 12, 2012 at 10:44 am

      IF you were baking alot with it, it can be pretty expensive. You don’t really use very much because it sucks in moisture like crazy. For this reason, recipes will often have a lot of eggs or some other filler to make it work. If you can’t find it in the natural section of your grocery store, you can get it online from Amazon.

      Reply
  2. Jackie says

    June 15, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    Made these tonight as I was craving chocolate and am grain free. I didn’t have any chocolate chips on hand and they still came out yummy. Thanks for a great recipe!

    Reply
    • Bejelly says

      June 16, 2012 at 9:27 am

      Thank you Jackie! I’m glad that you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  3. Marcie W. says

    June 25, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    I’m a coconut flour addict as of the last few weeks. So far I have killer bread and pizza crust under my belt. I can’t wait to try your brownies, thanks so much and power to the no-carb eaters!!

    Reply
  4. Connie says

    July 4, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    My mom is 76 and just diagnosed with a gluten intolerance – I’ll be passing this recipe on to her. Thanks so much!

    Reply
  5. Our Small Hours says

    July 5, 2012 at 5:52 am

    You always have the best recipes! Another one that I’ve got to try.

    Reply
  6. Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says

    July 5, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    I’m definitely going to have to try these, they look great!

    Reply
  7. Theresa says

    July 7, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    I have to try this! We love coconut flour here! (Well, some of us!)

    Reply
  8. Notorious Spinks says

    July 7, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    These look good. I bet they are yummy!

    Reply
  9. Courtney says

    July 11, 2012 at 11:32 am

    I have to try this paleo thing out asap when baby is here 🙂

    Reply
  10. Kristina says

    July 19, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    These look amazing. Is the consistency close to those of regular brownies? I want to make them for my husband but he is selective about the consistency of things.

    Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Bejelly says

      July 19, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      Hi Kristina – they are more of a cake like brownie. My husband is not a huge fan of coconut flour so I really work to make it not taste like something made with coconut flour. If you try it let me know how it goes. 🙂

      Reply
  11. Debbie says

    November 10, 2012 at 7:10 am

    By far my favorite cake recipe. Going to try them out as cupcakes today. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kelly Bejelly says

      November 10, 2012 at 10:44 am

      Thank you so much Debbie!

      Reply
  12. kyra says

    January 7, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    Would this be the same baking procedure if I wanted to make them into cupcakes? My end result will be the paleo german chocolate (cup) cake. I hope so because that’s the only baking pan I’ve got at my sister’s house while I’m on vacation and this is her favorite cake.

    Reply
    • Kelly Bejelly says

      January 7, 2013 at 11:31 pm

      Yep, these make excellent cupcakes! I would check them a little earlier though may 30 -35 minutes with a toothpick and they should be done. Did you see my frosting recipe? http://agirlworthsaving.net/2012/09/german-chocolate-cake-frosting.html I changed the recipe a tad and it was still yum.

      Reply
  13. Kristina says

    November 3, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    Thanks for this great recipe! My boyfriend and I had ‘cheating day’ today, so we mixed up some sugar. It was nice! It softened the strong taste of coffee – my boyfriend isn’t that into it. 😉
    The brownies mad our day! Thank you! We’re from Germany and it’s kind of hard to find recipes of Paleo-Food here.
    Best wishes from Germany!

    Reply
    • Kelly Bejelly says

      November 3, 2013 at 4:00 pm

      Thanks Kristina 🙂 I’m so glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  14. Carolyn says

    June 23, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    I made this brownies today & it was a complete mess! I suspect there is too much liquid & not enough flour, maybe adding almond flour would help.

    Reply
    • Kelly Bejelly says

      June 23, 2014 at 7:16 pm

      Oh no! I’m surprised they didn’t work.

      Reply
  15. Jen says

    February 20, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    These look yummy and I want to try but I don’t drink coffee. Any suggestions on what I can substitute?

    Reply
    • Kelly Bejelly says

      February 21, 2015 at 11:22 am

      You can experiment with black tea or just use the milk of your choice hun.

      Reply
  16. Elena says

    June 24, 2015 at 6:57 am

    I made the using one T water and 1/8t cayenne pepper as a sub for coffee since I’m only 11. These brownies were awesome. In my opinion these are better than the cake. But that’s just my opinion.

    Reply
    • Kelly Bejelly says

      August 2, 2015 at 6:13 pm

      Thanks Elena. So glad you enjoyed it hun.

      Reply
  17. Nelia Asignar says

    May 30, 2020 at 5:07 am

    Hi, this seems yummy! Do you have the macros for this?

    Reply
    • Kelly Bejelly says

      July 29, 2020 at 2:24 pm

      I just added them!

      Reply
  18. Lauren says

    July 21, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    So these got a lot of praise. I did tweak the recipe but it was an accident. I read the cacao part wrong and used cacao butter instead of powder and then realized I didn’t have powder so had to use cocoa powder. Worked out though. I used kids for taste testers and they all gave thumbs up. It gave the Camry texture I was looking for. I’ll plan better next time and make sure I have the cacao powder.

    Reply

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