Edible Brownie Batter/Chocolate Cookie Dough (Keto, Paleo, Vegan)
2-minute -completely edible & safe- HEALTHY brownie batter for snacking! Free from gluten, dairy, eggs and sugar (Keto, Paleo and vegan!)
SUPER EASY brownie batter you can eat with a spoon!
This is the perfect sweet treat to have when a chocolate craving strikes, but you don’t wanna eat all the sugar and inflammatory ingredients.
This healthy brownie batter/chocolate cookie dough is gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free and sugar-free! Keto, Paleo and Vegan approved, y’all!
Just throw all the ingredients in a food processor and blend smooth. Then get to scoopin’!!
No food processor? No problem! Use a hand mixer, stand mixer, or just a spoon!
Authentic Brownie Baking Experiment
I’ve been on a mission to create some “real deal” BAKED brownies using healthy ingredients. Low-carb, dairy-free, egg-free, grain-free, all the free’s.
Recipe development is TRICKY you guys. I’m on batch 5 or 6, and they’re getting close, but still not perfect.
HOWEVER, the raw batter was so dang good so I created this variation that you can just eat without having to bake!
Can you bake this into brownies?
No. I specifically formulated this recipe to be enjoyed raw/no-bake!
This is IMPORTANT: do NOT attempt baking these because they will NOT turn out the right texture.
There’s an explanation of this in my cookbook of why I recommend baking with Lakanto classic or powdered only in certain circumstances. And had to rant about sweeteners on Instagram yesterday. Trust me on this. 🙂
PS I do plan on continuing my quest of developing the perfect *baked* healthy brownie recipe. So stay tuned for that!
What is it made with?
NO CRAZY INGREDIENTS. I love how simple and wholesome these are (in addition to being gluten/dairy/sugar-free!)
- Almonds! Almond butter, almond flour, and almond milk create our neutral, fudgy base!
- Important: you must use *finely ground* blanched almond flour for the right consistency. Otherwise it can be gritty. I like this brand.
- Monkfruit, my favorite low-carb sweetener!
- I used Lakanto brand powdered monkfruit and it works perfectly to sweeten with no aftertaste and no GRIT. *Do not use Lakanto Classic granules because they will add grittiness.
- Cocoa Powder: use dark cocoa (Dutch-processed/cocoa processed with alkali) for the AUTHENTIC brownie flavor!)
- Flaxseed: this helps with the texture to balance the almond flour, in addition to adding lots of nice fiber! WOO!
- Avocado Oil: this adds an incredible richness to the texture.
- Feel free to sub your favorite neutral-tasting oil. Note: if you use coconut oil, it will harden when chilled.
- Pink Himalayan Salt: the BEST tasting salt ever. Once you try it, you never go back. And it’s full of trace minerals. Score!
- Quality Vanilla Extract: I switched to Mexican vanilla a few years ago and the grocery store stuff just doesn’t compare. If you have the chance, get ya some! There’s also a brand on Amazon that I love HERE.
Full recipe below (Jump to Recipe)
Eat it in a JAR, Eat it in a BAR. DIP it, Scoop it!
Oh my goodness, there’s some magic goin’ on in this batter, folks. I discovered that you can have it THREE WAYS:
- With extra liquid, it makes it more like a Brownie Batter DIP — think strawberries, fruit, graham crackers, pretzels, whatever you fancy!
OR
2. With just 1 Tbs water, when CHILLED they turn into Unbaked Brownie Bar HEAVEN. Press it into a dish lined with parchment and freeze/chill. The texture is especially on the second day! Omgggg.
OR
3. Use a cookie scoop to form COOKIE DOUGH bites! Eat it with a spoon by scooping it out of a jar or bowl. However you eat it, it’s SO DANG GOOD.
It’s totally up to you which you prefer. But for ME, there’s no doubt I’m goin for THICK, CHEWY and EASY — the SPOON route lol.
Guilt-Free, Sugar-Free Chocolate Satisfaction
This healthy brownie batter is high in protein and healthy fat, low in sugar and carbs, and totally GUILT-FREE. You’re gonna love that it’s SO EASY to make.
Wouldn’t this be an amazing treat for Valentine’s Day? Share it with your girlfriends, your man, your co-workers, your kids– everyone’s gonna devour it! You may want to go ahead and double the recipe! 😉
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Edible Brownie Batter/ Healthy Chocolate Cookie Dough
Ingredients
- 3/4 cups fine almond flour
- 3 Tbs dark cocoa - Dutch processed
- 3 Tbs ground flaxseed
- Pinch of pink salt
- 4 Tbs Lakanto powdered monkfruit - start with 3 and adjust to taste
- 1/4 cup almond milk - unsweetened
- 1/4 cup almond butter - natural, no oil added
- 3 Tbs avocado oil
- 1 Tbs water - to desired consistency
- 2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
To make it:
- Add all ingredients except water to a food processor and blend smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. (Or mix with a hand mixer or just a bowl and spoon!)
- Taste and adjust with more sweetener, cocoa, or salt (salt really brings out the flavor!)
- Add water last, to achieve desired consistency (less water=thicker). Enjoy right away or chill for a firmer texture 🙂
Notes
- Powdered erythritol/Swerve
- Pinch of pure stevia powder+ 1 Tbs almond flour or tapioca flour
- Pinch of pure monkfruit extract + 1 Tbs almond flour or tapioca flour
- Monkfruit drops + 1 Tbs almond flour or tapioca flour
- Stevia drops + 1 Tbs almond flour or tapioca flour
- For non low-carb: powdered coconut sugar (use 1-2 Tbs extra) plus an extra Tbs of water or more
Equipment: Food Processor on Amazon
18 Comments
Sam
Wow! Super yummy!
Usually I end up not liking these sort of recipes very much, but this one tastes legit! It tastes just like brownie batter! I’m super excited. It’s really rich too so it doesn’t take much and it satisfies your sweet tooth!
Emily
Woohoo! So glad you liked it. Thanks for your review
Kim
Just a quick question…do you think peanut butter instead of am one butter would work? Just don’t have any almonds or almond butter on hand which is unusual!
Emily
Yes it should:)
Catherine
I just made this with granulated monkfruit sweetener and chunkier almond butter. It came out like one of the best edible cookie doughs I’ve ever had. Raw cookie dough used to be one of my guilty pleasures.
I’m not sure if I missed it but what is considered 1 serving size? I could see how many servings the recipe made but couldn’t figure out what would be considered a single serving.
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It’s AMAZING.
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Sheena
Could you use coconut flour instead of almond? What would be the adjustment? I’ve been eyeing this dessert for awhile!! Ready to try it!!
Emily
You could try it, but it may not have the same taste 🙂 I would start with maybe 3 tablespoons and adjust as you go until it’s the right consistency. Coconut flour varies by brand sometimes so I’m not sure exactly the conversion. If you try it let me know how it goes!
TIna
I’m allergic to almonds. What do you think would be a good alternative to almond flour?
Emily
Any other nut or seed will work. They can be ground into a flour using a food processor. I love using cashews! So yummy
Kelly
This looks so good!, Love chocolate & brownies!, Also trying to go dairy free so this recipe is just perfect for me.
Emily
Oh yay! You’ve gotta try this! It’s sooo yummy
Cristina
I used peanut butter since that’s what I had on hand a bit of butter instead of the oil just to snag some of that real brownie flavor… love it! So yummy!
Emily
Awesome!! So glad you love it
Elle Woods
Could I use like maple syrup or sweetener instead of the fruit?
Emily
I would use a powdered sweetener like powdered coconut sugar so the consistency is the same. Maple syrup can cause nut butters to seize.