Most of the time I make this recipe with peanut butter, but I love it best when I use my homemade cashew butter which, of course, I make with a tiny dab of coconut oil.
When I make these chewy, they stay nice and moist without needing a glaze or frosting. But if you want to glaze the top, you can make another 1/2 recipe of the nut butter/milk recipe to go on top. For those with a sweet tooth, a little sugar can be added, but I don’t ever do that.
Coconut, Peanut Butter, Whole Wheat Brownies
Servings: 16
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1–1 1/4 cups cocoa powder (The more cocoa powder you use, the darker they will be. I like a darker chocolate so I use the higher amount.)
- 3/4 cup whole sugar (If you like them sweeter, you can use up to 1 3/4 cups, but I prefer a more bittersweet chocolate.)
- 3 eggs
- about 1/4 cup yogurt or sour cream (1 additional egg)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Filling:
- 1 cup peanut butter, coconut peanut butter, or other nut butter of choice
- 1 cup milk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix coconut oil with cocoa powder. Add sugar, 3 eggs, yogurt/sour cream (if not using yogurt or sour cream, add 1 egg), and vanilla until well mixed.
Mix flour, salt, and baking powder together and add to above mix. Stir until well blended.
For the filling, add enough milk to your nut butter to make a consistency similar to that of the brownie mix.
In well-greased, 9 x 9 or 8 x 8-inch square pan, pour 1/2 of brownie mixture in bottom of pan. Spread nut butter mix, and then spread second half of brownie mix over nut butter.
Bake about 25–35 minutes.
I like mine to be soft and chewy, so I take them out before the toothpick comes out clean. The brownies will be cakey if baked until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
These are best when completely cooled and allowed to set for at least an hour or so, but it’s hard to wait that long! You can refrigerate and/or freeze the brownies, if desired.
Recipe submitted by Jenny, Enid, OK.
Recipe prepared by Sarah Shilhavy and photographed by Jeremiah Shilhavy.
