Chocolate Keto Brownie
This chocolate keto brownie recipe was made by my beautiful wife Angel who loves to make food, home and body care recipes that support people’s journey to optimal health! Check out my wife’s website, instagram and facebook page where she shares stories and pics about our life. We absolutely love this keto brownie recipe as a family and enjoy it often.
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Chocolate Keto Brownie
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 24 Brownies
Ingredients:
- 10 1/2 oz. stevia-sweetened chocolate chips
- 2 heaping tbsp. coconut oil
- 3 hass avocados, pitted and peeled
- 3/4 cup monk fruit
- 3 squirts of liquid stevia
- 1 dash of himalayan pink salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 organic eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup less 1 tbsp. coconut flour
- 1 tbsp. purified water
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 medium-sized hass avocado, pitted and peeled
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 5 heaping tbsp monk fruit
- 2 tbsp xylitol or 2 extra squirts of liquid stevia
- 5 squirts of liquid stevia
- 1 dash of himalayan pink salt
Optional:
- 1 tbsp organic grass-fed butter
- spiced pecans to place on top of brownies
Directions:
Step #1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step #2: Line the base and sides of a 9 x 13 in pan with parchment paper, allowing some overhang.
Step #3: Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small pan on low heat, stirring until smooth. Then remove from heat and set aside.
Step #4: Place the avocado into a food processor or blender and process/blend until smooth. You will need 1 cup of avocado puree.
Step #5: Stir the avocado, monk fruit, liquid stevia, and vanilla extract into the cooled chocolate.
Step #6: Next, beat in the eggs. (I prefer to use an electric blender while making these brownies.)
Step #7: Stir in the coconut flour, cocoa powder, and water until the batter is smooth.
Step #8: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread to cover the pan and fill the corners. Smooth the top.
Step #9: Bake for 14 minutes or until the top is firm to the touch.
Step #10: Remove from oven and cool completely in the pan before lifting the brownie from the pan.
Avocado Frosting Directions:
Step #1: Place frosting ingredients in a food processor or blender.
Step #2: Process/Blend, scraping down the sides as needed until very smooth.
Step #3: Spread over completely cooled brownies.
Step #4: Cut the brownie into 24 pieces. I store mine in an air-tight container in the refrigerator since it contains avocados. I’d recommend not keeping them over three days unless you are freezing extra batches.
Notes
***The nutrition info for this recipe is based on the linked ingredients above**
**Nutritional info does not include optional ingredients.
Courses Dessert or Snack
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 brownie
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 92 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 8 g | 12% | |
Total Carbohydrates 8 g | 3% | |
Dietary Fiber 5 g | 20% | |
Protein 2 g | 4% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Angel’s Comments
This recipe uses a lot of unique ingredients that may be new to you if you have just started a low-carb lifestyle. Don’t be overwhelmed!! In the past, before I learned how to do this, I used wheat flour, sugar and other unhealthy ingredients that many of us grew up with.
At first, I thought using things like stevia, coconut flour, monk fruit, etc. were weird and too expensive for me. What I’ve noticed over time is that I have become so much more familiar with how to use these and as I experimented, I found it has become much more natural and easy.
When I first tried to buy these ingredients, it was challenging because many grocery stores didn’t have the ingredients. So I had to go to specialty stores in order to get them. It was frustrating but now I feel like I am becoming an expert in it and it is a lot of fun!
For cost, remember that these natural sweeteners can go a long way. They are a lot upfront, but should last you a while.
Dr Jockers Comments
I absolutely love this recipe! Chocolate, coconut, avocado and stevia/monk fruit are 4 of my absolute favorite food combinations! This is a ketogenic dessert in that it is low-carb and high in good fats, antioxidants and prebiotic fiber.
I personally don’t do well with xylitol as a sweetener but I love stevia and monk fruit. If you don’t do well with stevia, you can try the xylitol alternative in the recipe. Chocolate is one of the best performance superfoods because it is full of polyphenol antioxidants, PEA’s and theobromine that help to increase dopamine and endorphins and improve blood flow to the brain.
Many people are turned off by the combination of avocados, coconut and chocolate…but I will tell you that it is truly a combination match made in HEAVEN!!!! The avocados give it more of a pudding like texture and add in fat-soluble antioxidants such as lutein and zeaxanthin and healthy fats. You won’t taste the classic avocado flavor…but will get the nutritional benefits and the smooth and creamy texture that is so enjoyable.
Try this out and let us know how you enjoyed it in the comments box below!!!
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What brands of either dark chocolate bars or powders do you use? New info in consumer report talk about lead and cadmium levels in al! Dark Chocolate. I have tendency to purchase European chocolate if I can find it even A!di’s brand. I love it and recipe sounds delicious. Now almost afraid of consuming and I love dark chocolate in small doses.
Can substitute cooked sweet potatoes for avocadoes. It has same consistency and a lot of potassium. Bananas too. Can make flour out of seeds, nuts, potatoes, etc. I made a nice chocolate cake with pumpkin seed, coconut flour, flaxseed, oil (coconut probably but can use olive, or butter). In the Bible they baked cakes with flour and oil. Even used beans to make bread(Ezekiel).
Zucchini also works well for moisture nutrition in baked goods. Steam it, blend in with other brownie) cake ingredients.
Thanks for sharing Johanna!
Frostings, as well. I made a great frosting with just cooked sweet potatoes, coconut oil and honey. Was an accident but I realized it had some consistency as frosting. Im thinking mashed potatoes or even mashed cauliflower might work the same way.
I read that monk fruit is extremely sweet in very small amounts. Isn’t 1 cup a lot in this recipe. I ordered the pure monk fruit from Julian bakery and it’s quite expensive and not even sure it has one cup in the container.
Yes but remember this recipe makes 24 brownies.
You would not use pure monkfruit sweetener foe this recipe as it has no bulk. Recipes that say moknfruit mean monkfruit sweetener which usually has an erythritol base like Lakanto or WholeEarth.
Is allulose an option for sweetener? I know it isn’t as sweet but the flavor is so much better. I expect that there may need to be some liquid added (maybe an egg?) to compensate for the extra bulk.
They look great, but are loaded with erythritol. Between the monkfruit you use – which is mostly erythritol not monkfruit, and Lily’s chips – which is again mostly erythritol, not stevia. I have a stomachache just thinking about eating these. I may try making them subbing pure monkfruit (maybe 1/4- 1/2 tsp) and 92% chopped dark chocolate.
I agree! Cannot tolerate erythritol at all. Did you make it with pure monk fruit?
Yes absolutely, you can use a different form of chocolate chips if you are intolerant to erythritol.
Happened to have a few avocados on hand and decided to try this recipe. 2 large avocados were enough for a cup needed for the batter. The batter was lick off the spoon good. The cooked brownies tasted a bit dry, maybe because I left out the third avocado, and without another avocado to make the frosting, I cut them and put them in the fridge until the next day. There was some magical transformation once they got cold; they turned into a chunk of fudge. So delicious! No frosting is needed.
One, after dinner, is enough to satisfy the sweet tooth, and since I have to share this batch, that will give us 12 servings of fudgy treats each. Yes, erythritol causes your gut buddies to throw a party. You will not be rewarded for eating more of these in a day. One and done.
I made these, but I was totally disappointed. The batter was so thick I could barely stir it and had to get out my big mixer because I was afraid of burning out the small hand held.
They are totally delicious but unless the recipe is incorrect (not enough liquid) I will not make them again. Took me all afternoon and into the evening to get them made.
How do you incorporate the butter into the recipe? Do you just add it to the other frosting ingredients?
When making the keto brownies could the monk fruit be eliminated. I find using stevia makes food items sweet enough for me.
Yes you can just use stevia!
Looks good, tho you lost me at stevia and I’d replace the monk fruit too.. will use my own sweetener
There are some who are severely allergic to monk fruit; I am one. Please stop adding monk fruit to recipes or suggest a substitute.. Thank you for all your love and heartfelt information.
Theres lots of information online for monk fruit substitutes. I searched and a lot came up. I consider recipes guidelines rather than set in stone. That’s the beauty and creativity of cooking!
How about allulose? You will need to add liquid to compensate for the bulk, but it doesn’t cause the same reaction as sugar alcohols and not bitter like stevia. I hope this helps!
I always skip past recipes with avocado cause I wonder how to store them because of the avocado. Do they turn color like an avocado in a dip ?
In this case, the avocado mixture is brown from the cocoa powder. I’ve made chocolate pudding using avocados and cocoa powder. It tastes delicious after chilling but the next day the flavor starts to change a little due to the oxidation of the avocados.
I don’t get how you can state in your intro email that the recipe doesn’t use eggs (‘there’s none of that’, you say); and yet there are three eggs in the recipe. How come?
Is there replacement for coconut? My daughter is allergic to it and most of time can not make keto desserts thx Monica