Skip to main content

Avocado Peanut Butter Brownies

5.0

(1)

Cocoa brownies with swirls of bakedin peanut butter on a white surface.
Courtesy of Katrina Scott & Karena Dawn

Avocados add creamy, nutrient-dense richness, taking the place of butter in these baked sweets.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 9 brownies

Ingredients

2 avocados
2 eggs, lightly whisked
2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup oat flour or almond flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons peanut butter
Coconut oil spray

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

    Step 2

    In a bowl, combine wet ingredients (minus the peanut butter).

    Step 3

    In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.

    Step 4

    Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.

    Step 5

    Pour mixture into a baking pan sprayed with coconut oil spray.

    Step 6

    Top with peanut butter, with a few dollops around the entire pan. Use your knife to drag the peanut butter through the mixture to create swirls.

    Step 7

    Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Image may contain: Human, Person, Skin, Female, Clothing, Apparel, Tourist, Vacation, and Swimwear
From Tone It Up | Balanced and Beautiful: 5-Day Reset for Your Body, Mind, and Spirit © 2018 by Katrina Scott and Karena Dawn. Published by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.
Read More
This isn’t competing with a brownie. It’s in a class of its own.
Nothing beats a classic apple pie—well, maybe a bourbon caramel apple pie.
This rice pudding features a brûléed top and a scoop of mango sorbet for brightness and as a nod to the classic sticky rice flavor.
Brown butter, pecans, sage, bacon. What could be better?
A tangy exclamation point to the holiday meal.
This rustic no-knead loaf gets subtle sweetness and perfect-PBJ potential by trading the usual water for apple juice.
This picadillo-inspired topping would taste good on a shoe.
Inspired by stuffing, a fully loaded loaf.