Skinny Double Chocolate Walnut Brownies

Skinny Double Chocolate Walnut Brownies - crispy on the outside, fudgy on the inside. Just like a brownie should be! These are the ultimate brownies when it comes to being low-calorie, super chocolatey, and easy to make.

Course Dessert

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings brownies

Calories 289kcal

Author Samantha Buckner

Ingredients

1/2 cup almond butter natural
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg or sub 1 flax egg
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
6 tbsp coconut oil
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup all-purpose flour or oat flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup finely diced walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper. You want to not only line the inside, but have extra to fold over the handles or edges of the outside for easy removal.
Place the chocolate chips and coconut oil into a small sauce pan over low-heat. Allow the chocolate to melt, stirring occasionally to incorporate it with the melting coconut oil.
As the chocolate and coconut oil are becoming friends, place the following ingredients into a stand alone mixer (or mixing bowl if using handheld): almond butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and egg.
Once the chocolate and coconut oil have melted and combined, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
To a separate mixing bowl, combine the cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
Add the melted chocolate and oil to the almond butter mixture and whisk to thoroughly combine. Once combined, add the dry ingredients followed by the chopped walnuts.
The mixture will start to get super thick. Pour/add the mixture to the prepared baking dish. I find that using the back of a spoon to be the easiest way to not only spread the mixture out, but to also control the parchment paper.
Place into the oven to bake for 25-30 minutes. Check at 25 minutes with a toothpick. It will remove relatively clean (going to come out with a little chocolate as its supposed to be fudgy).
Allow to cool for a few minutes prior to removing from the dish. Simply grab the parchment paper from both sides and lift. Best if served warm!

Notes

*As noted in my posting, the batter will be very thick and oily from the coconut oil, even while its baking. Don't fret - it helps to keep the batter fudgy on the inside and crispy on the outside!

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