Almond Butter Brownies

[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!!

[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.

[Tri Girl]

They turned out VERY brownie-like (wtih the cocoa powder, they even looked and tasted more like brownies). The vegan subs worked wonderfully. Oh, I didn't use honey- I used agave syrup instead. It tastes just the same.

For energy bars, they were way too soft, tho. I'm going to play with the recipe to see if I can't get them to be more solid and bar-like. If I can't get the recipe right, I'll just buy some Lara Bars to take to the Grand Canyon next week.