These grain free peanut butter brownies are sweetened only with honey, and you can make them with real food ingredients you have right in your pantry!
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Are you ready to be as blown away by this simple, real food recipe as we were?
When I posted the recipe that inspired this on Facebook, it was shared, commented on, and a few readers even made it right away since it uses ingredients many of us have in our pantries (which is why I shared it, actually).
I made them, too, and they were good, but of course I thought the recipe would be better with a few tweaks, lol.
Namely using a classic peanut butter and chocolate combo that our family loves.
Grain Free Peanut Butter Honey Brownies
I also love the flavor of peanut butter with honey, so I made this version with honey and then added a bit of espresso powder and salt to heighten the chocolate flavor.
Ingredients
- peanut butter
- honey
- egg
- butter
- vanilla
- cocoa powder
- espresso powder
- baking soda
- salt
- optional mini chocolate chips
Directions & Tips
For best results use an 8x8-inch baking pan. If all you have is a 9x9-inch pan, the brownies will be thinner and you'll need bake them 4-6 minutes less.
Line the pan with parchment for easy lifting and cutting.
Using a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, honey, egg, butter and vanilla and stir.
Add the remaining "dry" ingredients and mix until incorporated. If you're adding the mini chocolate chips, add some now too. It's okay if the peanut butter is still swirled in places - it just makes it look marbled.
Spoon the dough into the pan and spread to fill it. Sprinkle with optional remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips and press down slightly. (When I added the mini chocolate chips I didn't push them in and so they just sat on top...).
Bake for about 16-18 minutes, until puffed and firm around the edges, with a soft center. Do not over bake.
Let cool in pan on a rack before lifting out of pan and cutting into 20 bars.
These brownies are fabulous - we all LOVED them! And look at that great texture - just like a brownie made with flour.
And the fact that they are grain-free/gluten-free? It's a bonus, since we don't have to be grain free in our house.
And brownies are certainly a fun way to get a protein and antioxidant boost, aren't they?
I guess I don't have to say that these have been very popular with almost everyone who's tried them...except Brian who still prefers to not mix peanut butter and chocolate. I can't even wrap my head around that - I just feel really sorry for him, lol.
Grain Free Peanut Butter Honey Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder sifted to make it easier to mix in
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips divided (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees and line an 8x8-inch baking pan* with parchment (optional for easy lifting and cutting).
- Mix peanut butter, honey, egg, butter and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients, and 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips, if using, and mix until incorporated. It's okay if the peanut butter is still swirled in places - it just makes it look marbled.
- Evenly spoon dough into prepared pan and spread the dough to fill the pan. Sprinkle with optional remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips and press down slightly.
- Bake for about 16-18 minutes, until puffed and firm around the edges, with a soft center. Do not over bake.
- Let cool in pan on a rack before lifting out of pan and cutting into 20 bars.
Notes
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