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These delicious keto avocado brownies are the creamiest and fudgiest low carb brownies you'll ever make! These incredibly easy to make chocolate brownies are dairy free, gluten free and sugar free. They can also easily be made nut free!
Healthy Brownies with Avocado
Adding avocado to baked goods, especially chocolate treats, ensures that your chocolate cakes become extremely fudgy, gooey and creamy. These fudgy avocado brownies are superb on their own, and even better served with some low carb ice cream and a drizzle of melted chocolate.
You could even top them with some of your favourite brownie toppings. Here are some personal favourites:
- Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
- Chopped Walnuts
- Chopped Pistachios
- Chopped Hazelnuts
- Dried Cranberries (This is a recipe for some sugar free cranberries you can make at home from my friend Carolyn's blog!)
- Sliced Almonds
- Keto Chocolate Frosting
- Sugar Free Cream Cheese Frosting
- Low Carb Ice Cream
- Chocolate Syrup
For this keto avocado brownies recipe, adding avocado was the key to make the batter hold together. If you'd like to try an avocado-free brownie recipe, you'll need to try my keto chocolate cake recipe made with psyllium husk powder. The psyllium helps make everything stick together and keeps the cake super moist and fudgy! For a coffee flavored chocolate dessert, my keto tiramisu is one dessert to try! It has three layers of mascarpone cream and uses a soft gluten free sponge!
For other brownie recipes, you'll definitely want to try these low-carb coconut blondies. They're nut free and chocolate-free! You can also try making brownies in your instant pot with these keto Instant Pot brownies.
How many carbs are in these Keto Fudgy Brownies?
These keto brownies are sweetened with a mixture of erythritol, stevia powder and melted chocolate from Lily’s. You’ll want to subtract the sugar alcohols from the chocolate and the erythritol to get an accurate net carb count. This recipe makes 12 brownies and each brownie has 2.8g net carbs. Each brownie has 9.78g carbs, 5.2g fiber, and 1.78g sugar alcohol.
What are the Best Sweeteners to Use?
You have several low carb sweeteners to use for these low carb brownies. Your options include erythritol and stevia, erythritol and monk fruit, Lakanto Golden, Sukrin Gold or Xylitol.
I personally like to use a mixture of granulated erythritol and stevia powder extract from NOW since they don't leave any bad aftertaste. Instead of stevia extract powder, you can use monk fruit extract powder. They both have the same sweetness.
Why Did I Use Stevia & Erythritol?
Erythritol tends to crystalize once it’s cooled down and too much of it gives you a cooling sensation. I always use a little amount of erythritol combined with either stevia or monk fruit so that the erythritol can give the bulk, but the stevia can give the sweetness.
I don’t recommend using Swerve for this stevia brownies recipe as I had a huge cooling sensation and headache after eating one piece. Although that might just be a personal reaction to Swerve since it always gives me a headache.
If you don’t want to use stevia powder or monk fruit powder, you can also use Lakanto Golden or Sukrin Gold to make these brownies. Lakanto has added monk fruit extract powder added to their erythritol and Sukrin has added stevia extract added to their erythritol.
Can I use Xylitol?
Yes, you can! The brownies actually come out really good with xylitol, but I prefer not to use it in any of my recipes because (1) it raises your blood sugars, and (2) I have a dog. Xylitol is lethal to dogs so I am really careful not to have it in my house since I have a little chihuahua. Even a tiny teaspoon can kill a pup, so be extra careful (if you do own a dog)!
I have made these chocolate brownies with xylitol, though, and they are absolutely amazing! Xylitol doesn't leave an aftertaste and doesn't crystalize in the fridge so it is a good options if you don't have a dog.
Possible Sweetener Substitutes
Here are some substitutions I have tried for different sweeteners. You can use any of these combinations to make your sugar free brownies.
- 1 tsp stevia extract powder + ¼ cup (60ml) erythritol
- 1 tsp monk fruit extract powder + ¼ cup (60ml) erythritol
- 6 tbsp Lakanto Golden (90ml)
- ½ cup + 3 tbsp Sukrin Gold (165ml)
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp Xylitol (150ml)
Can these paleo brownies be made with sugar?
Yes, of course. Simply replace the sweeteners for ½ cup of maple sugar or coconut sugar to make some paleo friendly brownies!
Can these Keto Brownies Be Made Nut Free?
Yes! These low carb chocolate brownies can easily be made nut free! If you have a nut allergy, or can't eat nuts, then this brownie recipe can easily be made nut free! I've tested the recipe with coconut flour and was able to create the same texture and taste as the almond flour version.
All you need to do is replace the almond flour with coconut flour, but in smaller amounts. If you want to make these low carb brownies nut free, simply switch the ¾ cup (90g) almond flour for 3 tbsp of coconut flour. That's all.
What’s the Best Fat to Use?
I personally used refined coconut oil in order to make these dairy free. I recommend using refined coconut oil and not extra-virgin coconut oil so that you do not get any coconut taste in your brownie batter.
Instead of coconut oil, you can use ghee or butter. Any type of fat will work for these brownies.
How Long Should I Bake these Sugar Free Brownies?
You don’t want to bake these brownies for too long since you want to keep them as fudgy as possible. 30 minutes should do the trick. I've tested baking these healthy brownies for 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 minutes. At 25 minutes, the brownie batter was still raw in the middle, and at 35 the brownie batter was a little thick, like chocolate cake.
In order for you to make the most fudgy brownies ever, you'll need to bake them 30 minutes.
How should I check if they’re ready?
Usually you would insert a toothpick inside the middle of the cake to see if it comes out clean, but this time you still want the toothpick to come out with a bit of batter stuck to it. This is important so that these keto brownies stay as fudgy as possible.
If you touch the middle of the cake, it should still be soft, but not raw and not hard. You'll also need to let it cool down to room temperature for the low carb brownies to finish baking.
How to Make Fudgy Avocado Brownies
Avocados greatly differ in size and the ones I used in this keto brownie recipe differed each time I made the recipe, which is why I prefer to weigh them. The first time I made this recipe, 2 avocados weighed 250g, but the second time I made this recipe, 2 avocados weighed 340g. Noticed that 90g difference? That will certainly affect the taste of these keto avocado brownies and they will become more bitter.
Just remember that 250g of avocado equals 1 cup of mashed avocado.
Weigh or Measure Your Avocados
The first thing you’ll want to do is to weigh your avocados. I prefer to weight them because adding too much avocado into these keto brownies will turn them bitter.
If you don’t use grams in baking, 250g of avocado equals to exactly 1 cup of mashed avocado.
Cream Your Avocados
Once you’ve measured your avocados, you’ll want to smooth them out in a food processor. If you don’t have a food processor, you can try to use a stick blender. If you don’t have any electrical equipment, you’ll have to either use a fork or a potato masher to mash the avocados as best as you can.
You want to cream your avocados as best as possible to ensure you don’t get any avocado bumps in your batter (not so yummy).
Add the Wet Ingredients
Once your avocado has been creamed, you’ll then add all of your wet ingredients one at a time to the blender to make sure everything gets mixed correctly.
Add the Dry Ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients to the food processor and process until a smooth, but thick batter is created. Note, this batter is not pourable. You’ll have to spread the batter all around your baking dish.
Transfer Your Brownie Batter To A Baking Dish
Prepare a 12x8" (20x30cm) baking dish covered with parchment paper. Transfer the chocolate brownie batter to the dish and spread evenly.
Bake
Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
Hooked on Avocado?
If these low carb avocado brownies got you hooked on desserts made with avocado, then you'll have to try my avocado lime cheesecake! It's a no bake cheesecake made with avocado and lime and it's the best thing on Earth!!
Final Tips Recap For These Keto Chocolate Brownies
Before making these gooey chocolate brownies, you'll want to read the following tips to make sure you get the perfect batch of brownies each time!
- Weigh or measure your avocados to make sure you get exactly 1 cup (250g) of avocado. You don't want to have super bitter brownies from too much avocado!
- For a nut free version, simply replace the ¾ cup (90g) almond flour for 3 tbsp coconut flour.
- Make sure to use sugar free chocolate chips. I recommend the ones from Lily's as they are dairy free and sugar free.
- You can use any type of fat you want. Butter, ghee, avocado oil, coconut oil or shortening will work!
- You have multiple options for sweeteners when making these low carb avocado brownies.
- 1 tsp stevia extract powder + ¼ cup (60ml) erythritol
- 1 tsp monk fruit extract powder + ¼ cup (60ml) erythritol
- 6 tbsp Lakanto Golden (90ml)
- ½ cup + 3 tbsp Sukrin Gold (165ml)
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp Xylitol (150ml)
- Make sure to not over bake these brownies! 30 minutes in the oven at 350F/180C will be the perfect amount of time to have the ultimate fudgy brownies!
- For a paleo version, simply replace the sweeteners for ½ cup of coconut sugar or maple sugar.
Sugar Free Low Carb Keto Avocado Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 g) avocado (mashed)
- ½ tsp (½ tsp) vanilla
- 4 tbsp (4 tbsp) cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp (3 tbsp) refined coconut oil (or butter, ghee, shortening, lard)
- 2 (2 ) eggs
- ½ cup (100 g) lily's chocolate chips (melted)
Dry Ingredients
- ¾ cup (90 g) blanched almond flour ( (For Nut Free See Note *2))
- ¼ tsp (¼ tsp) baking soda
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) baking powder
- ¼ tsp (¼ tsp) salt
- ¼ cup (60 g) erythritol (See Sweetener Note *1)
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) stevia powder (See Sweetener Note *1)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
- In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients together and whisk together.
- Peel the avocados. Weigh or measure your avocados. Place in a food processor. Process until smooth.
- Add each wet ingredient to the food processor, one at a time, and process for a few seconds until all of the wet ingredients have been added to the food processor.
Add the dry ingredients to the food processor and mix until combined. - Place a piece of parchment paper over a 30x20cm (12''x8'') baking dish and pour the batter into it. Spoon evenly and place in the preheated oven. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out half clean. The top should be soft when you touch it with your fingers.
- Take out of the oven, let it cool completely before slicing into 12 pieces.
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Notes
- 1 tsp stevia extract powder + ¼ cup (60ml) erythritol
- 1 tsp monk fruit extract powder + ¼ cup (60ml) erythritol
- 6 tbsp Lakanto Golden (90ml)
- ½ cup + 3 tbsp Sukrin Gold (165ml)
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp Xylitol (150ml)
- Replace the 90g (¾ cup) almond flour for 3 tbsp coconut flour.
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Claudia Tarazona
I loved the texture and flavor of this brownies. They are delicious 😋
Mia
Baked about 25 minutes, super moist. I substituted additional quarter cup of cocoa powder for the Lily's chocolates and it came out fine with the amount of sweetener recommended.
Thanks Mira
Cynthia
They are moist but not sweet but delicious 😄
Mariin
Any options for a substitution for the chocolate chips? I don't have any
Hannah Newell
Great recipe! I've made it twice already and the second time I used melted baker's chocolate with a bit of milk and butter. Thank you for sharing!
DavetteB
Getting ready to try these -
In the ingredients you have the choc chips as melted but the photo shows chips on top of the mixed batter; do I need both or is that showing an option? If I don't have choc chips could I had a little more cocoa powder? I just want to make sure I can't taste the avocado since I'm the picky eater in the house 😉
TIA
Rhea
Just tried these and they are great! Thank you so much for being able to have a small sweet and not feel any guilt at all!! Really appreciate your recipes!
brooke
Hi Mira!
Do you think i can use 100% erythritol in stead of both that and stevia powder?
Mira
Hi Brooke, like I mention in the blog post, only using erythritol is not recommended as it won't be sweet enough. You need a sweetener that is sweet enough, which is why I give recommendations for different brands of sweeteners that you can use and how much of each.
Juli
Hi Mira!
I can taste stevia from a mile away, so I'm not a fan of sugar free chocolate chips. Can I simply omit those, or should I add some more cacao and monk fruit? Thank you!
Debora Gray
Mira, Thanks so much for this recipe. Made it today, & they are absolutely fantastic!
Teresa
Do these need to be refrigerated or left on the counter?
Mira
Hi Teresa, they need to be refrigerated since there's avocado in there.
D’Ava
Thanks for sharing the recipe! Anyway I could just use stevia without the addition of other substitutes??
Mira
Hi D'Ava, stevia alone would make these brownies way too bitter and you would be missing the bulk needed with the erythritol.
Gina J
Made these today, weighed the avocados and turned out to not be 2 full avocados. I followed the directions exactly, but substituted Truvia for erthyitol. I used Extra brut cocoa and added an extra tablespoon. The batter was so good, it almost didn't make it to the oven! I put it in the recommended dize pan, but they seemed really thin. I think an 8 x 8 would be a better size. There is always next time!
Awesome!
Melisa C
I did the same thing Gina. Except I used Special Dark Cocoa and didn't add any extra. I did use the 8x8 but I thought they were thin as well.
Jenny
Hi Mira! This recipe looks great, but I wish there were less pop-ups, ads and interruptions to the experience of reading your post and seeing your photos. I know this is how you make money, and you should get paid for your work, but there are way too many things in the way of me actually getting to the heart of your content. Not to discredit your work or amazing content, just a thought on how to make it easier to access and cut down on the interruptions. But thank you for the recipe, I'm going to try it out today. 🙂
Mira
Hi Jenny, thanks for letting me know your thoughts. There's a 'jump to recipe' button on top of the post for people who just want to see the recipe and not read my blog post. Also you can always install an adblocker extension in your browser if you don't like to see ads. You're the first person ever to tell me the ads are too much in 3 years and as you mentioned this is how I make a living, so cutting back on them would mean I can't pay rent, food and all the stuff I use to make my recipe, keep my site up, etc. I think having a little bit of ads on a site shouldn't be too bothersome since the recipes are all free for anyone to access, but they costs me a lot of money to put up. I've made this recipe more than 10 times to see what kind of subs people can use and those ingredients aren't free, so having ads on my blog helps cover the costs of running this site for free. And as I said, you can always install an adblock. Hope that helps 🙂
Amy O'Day
Do you think I could make these without eggs? And use flax eggs? Or??
Mira
Hi Amy, I'm not too sure as I've never baked without eggs. That's not really my area of expertise.
R Frankel
there are no eggs in this recipe...????
Mira
It's the 5th ingredient in the recipe.
Carol Little R.H. @studiobotanica
These sound SO delicious! Great recipe.
Thanks for all the variations re alternative sweeteners.
Very helpful. YUM!!
Anne Lawton
Yum! These brownies look great!
Laura Duffy
I have to admit, I've never tried baking with avocados before. I really want to after seeing this recipe, tho. It sounds amazing!
Suzette Frost
I tried the recipe and am hoping for the best-All of the conversions and difficulty finding even preheat temp. The batter is really good and chocolaty so I'm hoping for the best.
STACEY CRAWFORD
These are so rich, fudgy good and decadent!
Chihyu
Love chocolate brownies made with avocado! Totally going to make it!