With this super easy 5 ingredient brownie recipe, you get a whole pan of rich and deliciously fudgy chocolate brownies in minutes – no baking required!
5 ingredients
Flourless
Egg free
Vegan
Gluten free
Soy free
Refined sugar free
Just stir everything together in a bowl, smooth the brownie batter into a pan, and refrigerate until firm.
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They are almost too easy to make…
And you can hide leftover brownies in the freezer, so you don’t have to share.
Brownie Frosting Options
The no-bake brownies are great on their own, or you can frost them with any of the following:
- Peanut butter, almond butter, or coconut butter
- Melted chocolate chips
- Basic Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting (what I used in the photos)
- Store-bought or homemade icing
- Or forgo the frosting and top with a scoop of Coconut Whipped Cream, Keto Ice Cream, or Banana Ice Cream.
Also try this Blueberry Crisp Recipe
Above – watch the video of how to make 5 ingredient brownies
5 Ingredient Brownies
An easy 5 ingredient brownie recipe that yields a whole pan of fudgy chocolate brownies, no baking required.
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 5 tbsp pure maple syrup, honey, or agave (for sugar-free, make these Keto Brownies)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter, or allergy friendly sub such as sunflower or coconut butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup water
- optional handful mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 pan with parchment or wax paper. (For thicker brownies than the ones in the photos, feel free to double the recipe and use the same size pan.) If not easily stir-able, gently heat nut butter to soften. Stir everything together until it resembled brownie batter. (If needed, add a little extra water.) Smooth into the pan. I used a second sheet of parchment over top to smooth it down. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars, and frost if desired. View Nutrition Facts
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Notes
The recipe was inspired by this Protein Bar Recipe.
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Hi Katie! These look so heavenly. We have a nut allergy in our house so I think the almond flour is out. Are there any substitutions we could try? Thank you so much!!
This one does need the almond flour, but hopefully one of her other brownie recipes could work for your family (such as the chickpea brownies or black bean brownies or vegan brownies) https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/category/healthy-brownies-and-baked-goods/
Thank you so much for the thoughtful reply! I will check out the other options …. and I might just make these for me!!!
Loved these yummy, simple brownies! Used almond butter in the recipe and melted some chocolate chips to spread on top for frosting. Couldn’t be easier and how great not to have to use the oven.
Thank you so much for making them!
Delicious, especially with the cream cheese frosting. Easy to make, nutritious, attractive and tasty.
Thanks Katie!
Thank you so much for making them!
Could you use regular flour if you aren’t worried about gluten free?
I think it would completely change the recipe because you’d need to add some fat source. Maybe one of Katie’s other brownies would work for what you’re looking for? https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/category/healthy-brownies-and-baked-goods/
I loved theme they tasted like i was in chocolate land they were so good!
I tried it yesterday and it came out pretty good!
I just find it tastes more nutty than chocolatey. Maybe I could reduce the amount of peanut butter ? Add more cocoa powder? I didn’t use any frosting, just added some zero sugar chocolate chips.
Hello, i was wondering if i could substitute the almond flour with all-purpose? I don’t want to go out and buy almond flour because i am on a time constraint for a birthday party. Thank you.