No, these are not weed brownies. Freaking Coloradans.
So I remember this one weekend, when I was craving sweets hard core, and came across the amazing blog, Balanced Bites by Diane Sanfilippo and her Grain-Free Magic Cookie Bars. And they were AWESOME. Like way awesome. And the other night, when I wanted to make the glorious cookie bars again, I was saddened when I figured out I didn’t really have all the ingredients on hand. So I made up my own version. But in brownie form. I love brownies. I have many different kinds on my blog. Like sweet potato, or fudgy style, or cherry goodies. Now I’ll have magic ones. I’m so magical.
Remember how I didn’t post on Monday? I don’t know why I keep reminding you, but I felt real bad about it. But it was for good reason. You see, I was teaching some cooking classes at the Air Force Academy for the Fire Department. It was rad. I got to talk a lot, cook, and hang out with firefighters. How could I complain about that? One day I even got to shoot a firehose with a remote control. It was a fire engine that is made to put out airplane fires. It’s awesome. Does anyone else feel like I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about? I’m not good with my firefighting words.
Either way, it was a fun. I cooked them some Caramelized Onion and Sausage Stuffing and fed them Chewy Pecan Pie Brittle. I served the brittle first so they would like me and have a sugar buzz throughout my presentation. Get people high on sweets and they’ll stay interested for at least an hour. Pure facts right there.
I haven’t decided if I’m going to post anything on Thanksgiving. I could. Should I? What would I post about? Something intense. Let’s talk about intense stuff.
What does that even mean? God I’m weird.
Magic Brownie Bars
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
For the brownie layer
- 15 dried medjool dates, pitted
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 3 eggs, whisked
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
For the magic layer
- 1.5 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons coconut butter
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 2 egg whites, whisked until foamy
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 365 degrees. I know, weird number, just do it.
- Now add your dates to the food processor and begin to pulse until you get a clumpy paste.
- Then add your coconut oil and cocoa powder to the food processor and puree until well mixed and it has become smoother.
- Then add your eggs, coconut flour, honey, vanilla, baking soda and powder, and salt and puree until smooth.
- Grease an 8×8 baking dish with some extra coconut oil, then pour in your brownie mix and smooth out throughout the dish.
- Now make the top layer. Add your shredded coconut, coconut oil, coconut butter, and honey to a bowl and heat in the microwave. Don’t tell me a microwave isn’t paleo, you’re not creative.
- Mix ingredients together ingredients until smooth then add your whisked egg whites and mix well.
- Pour topping over your brownie batter and smooth out until covering the entire surface of the brownie.
- Add dish to oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Let cool then cut into pieces. I LOVE THESE BROWNIES.
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Thank you Juli for making me laugh & being a solid go-to place for paleo recipes that are Delicious & not heavy on the nuts!!! You’ve got skills & it really helps people make positive change to their diet to have awesome recipes like yours at their fingertips ! You rock!
Loved these brownies – wow!!
I’ve been very hesitant of this whole Paleo thing. My husband is a Fitness GURU, a health nut, unbelievably disciplined….and I just want to know when the Cadbury Easter Egg will find its way into the nearest drug stores!!! Anyway, last weekend he made me your Coconut Brownies and i swear, i have had one every night with a cup of tea so i can get some satisfaction as i take this 21 day Paleo challenge!!
THANK YOU. They were FU&^%’n Awesome!!!
Is there an alternative for coconut flour?
almond flour but you would need a lot more of it to get the same density
I started paleo about 3 weeks ago. Ive been CRAVVVING chocolate! Seriously these are soooo delicious and fluffy and moist and yummy! Definitely would recommend. I had to soak the medjool dates for about 10 min in hot water (because of my food processor) I added more cocoa powder than called for to make them more chocolately rich. I also used the “separated cream” from coconut milk instead of coconut cream concentrate. They came out delicious!
Juli!!!!! I’ve been paleo for about 3 weeks and a friend referred me to your site! Figured I would give these brownies a whirl!! Seriously??? These things are stupid good! I love reading your blog and the recipes are amazing! I can’t decide what to make next! And you (and your delightful sense of humor) are absolutely darling! Thanks for helping all of us paleo-ites stick with it with all of your phenomenal recipes!
Here are the Nutrition Facts based on using 1 C sweetened coconut flakes, I can’t find unsweetened anywhere. We are trying to track calorie intake for my husband, so thought I would share for anyone else who might be interested! Also 1 serving = the whole batch. Divide the number by 9 if you cut it them in 9 squares.
Nutrition Facts
User Entered Recipe
1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2,156.4
Total Fat 131.9 g
Saturated Fat 102.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 9.2 g
Cholesterol 570.0 mg
Sodium 1,098.9 mg
Potassium 1,150.8 mg
Total Carbohydrate 237.9 g
Dietary Fiber 52.1 g
Sugars 169.8 g
Protein 27.3 g
Vitamin A 0.2 %
Vitamin B-12 90.0 %
Vitamin B-6 11.6 %
Vitamin C 0.8 %
Vitamin D 0.0 %
Vitamin E 151.9 %
Calcium 14.4 %
Copper 53.7 %
Folate 7.6 %
Iron 42.5 %
Magnesium 40.4 %
Manganese 58.0 %
Niacin 10.4 %
Pantothenic Acid 7.9 %
Phosphorus 26.0 %
Riboflavin 8.1 %
Selenium 9.7 %
Thiamin 5.5 %
Zinc 12.2 %
These brownies came out of the oven a few min ago and I already dug in. These are AMAZING! I can’t believe they are paleo they taste so good!
Thanks Juli for being awesome!
My husband and I made these last night and they are almost all gone! Very tasty. We found that putting the dates in the food processor slowly with some of the other ingredients worked well, as when we put all the dates in first it clogged the processor. I will try soaking the dates first next time.
Just found you site….everything looks wonderful!
I can’t open the info on the coconut creme concentrate……can you help????
I do have coconut cream ….but I’m assuming it needs to be thicker like condensed milk? How can I make my coconut cream the right consistency?
Thanks in advance
Dianne
sorry about that, the links are a bit broken. coconut cream concentrate is coconut butter!