Almond Butter Brownies

[OakLeaf]

Oh. My.

(Except for the part about the almond butter at $15 a jar )

Blue Ballet squash is perfect for these! And duck eggs from the farmers' market. Thank you!

[Susan Otcenas]

Any nutrition info? Calories, fat, etc?

Lisa

Plugged it into my Weight Watchers recipe builder. 1 serving (of 8) is 6 points. So, probably 300 calories or so each, mostly of which is fat from the almonds and sugar from the honey.

I'm doing a 300K brevet this weekend, and might make up a batch of these for the ride (and take only 1 or 2 along!). Concentrated, easy-to-consume energy is important on a ride that length, and I don't like to use a whole lot of bars & gels if I can avoid it. Would much rather eat an almond butter brownie!!

Thanks for the recipe Kacie!

[kacie tri-ing]

How did the brevet go? (and how were the non-chocolate brownies?)

[Susan Otcenas]

Brevet was AWESOME! Finished in 14:35. Happy camper. :-) But, I didn't have time to make the brownies. :-( Plan to do more brevets this year, though, so I'm sure this recipe will get a workout!

[ehirsch83]

Oh. My.

(Except for the part about the almond butter at $15 a jar )

If you live near a whole foods, trader joes(some), co-op etc, you can usually find fresh ground almond butter for $1-3 for a 1/2 lb or so. I usually get almond or cashew (yum!!!) butter over peanut butter.

[Pedal Wench]

Brevet was AWESOME! Finished in 14:35. Happy camper. :-) But, I didn't have time to make the brownies. :-( Plan to do more brevets this year, though, so I'm sure this recipe will get a workout!

That's a great time! Aren't they addicting? (the brevets, not the brownies, although the brownies probably are too!)

[Susan Otcenas]

That's a great time! Aren't they addicting? (the brevets, not the brownies, although the brownies probably are too!)

Yup, brevets (and brownies!) are addicting. I'm good at endurance events. I seem to have figured out my pacing an nutrition. There's a 600K on the Oregon Coast at the end of May that I may take a run at.

Will *definitely* need some almond butter brownies for that one! :-)

Susan

[PamNY]

This is a great recipe! Thanks for posting it. I made it with mashed sweet potato and gingerbread-type spices and was very pleased with the results. And thanks to Trader Joe for the affordable almond butter.

I have been looking for more nutritious snacks. I have to eat so much more when I'm biking a lot, and this is a perfect addition.

[kacie tri-ing]

mmmmmm I too love this recipe! I have started experimenting with different nut butters too! I added in a little bit of Peanut Butter and Co's chocolate peanut butter in the last one (not all of it though!).

Any more similar recipes?

[OakLeaf]

I made another batch the other night with the last butternut squash of '09. I thought the original recipe was a little greasy, so I reversed the proportions of squash and nut butter - used peanut butter this time. The one thing that didn't really work, I had 1-1/2 recipe worth of squash, and used two eggs hoping to make it a bit firmer. It turned out the reverse, more like a pudding than a bar, especially in the center.

[PamNY]

Bumping this recipe because it's really, really good and I'm about to make it.

[breeze]

Also, almond butter is simple to make, if you can find almonds inexpensively. Basically just toss them In the food processor and blend for about 12-15 min. It will be dry at first, but after stopping to scrape down the sides with a spatula a few times, it will turn into nut butter. I like to toast the almonds in the oven first, to add a bit more flavor, but that's not necessary.

[Tri Girl]

I'm glad you bumped this! I'm getting ready to hike the Grand Canyon (yet again), and these will be a great alternative to bars- and I can make them vegan, too.
Thanks for the bump up. Don't know how I missed it the first time around.


I just made the batter with more pumpkin and a little less almond butter. I used 1T applesauce and 1t flax seed in place of the egg and added about a T of cocoa powder. They are cooking now, but the batter was yummy!!! Can't wait to try them.

My next batch (already planning the next), I will make with half the honey, a little less almond butter and I will add walnuts, almond slivers, raisins, dates, apricots and dried apples to boost up the nutrition factor for hiking. I may even add some oats in there. I'll probably not add the cocoa to the mix for the hiking batch (I don't do well with sweets when hiking for hours on end).
Thanks again for sharing this. The possibilities are endless!!

[lovelygamer]

Thank you!

[PamNY]

I'm glad you bumped this! I'm getting ready to hike the Grand Canyon (yet again), and these will be a great alternative to bars- and I can make them vegan, too.
Thanks for the bump up. Don't know how I missed it the first time around.


I just made the batter with more pumpkin and a little less almond butter. I used 1T applesauce and 1t flax seed in place of the egg and added about a T of cocoa powder. They are cooking now, but the batter was yummy!!! Can't wait to try them.

My next batch (already planning the next), I will make with half the honey, a little less almond butter and I will add walnuts, almond slivers, raisins, dates, apricots and dried apples to boost up the nutrition factor for hiking. I may even add some oats in there. I'll probably not add the cocoa to the mix for the hiking batch (I don't do well with sweets when hiking for hours on end).
Thanks again for sharing this. The possibilities are endless!!

Flax seeds are a great idea. I'd love to know how your vegan alternatives turn out.