Ingredients
Brownie Ingredients
- 1 cup almond butter
- 2/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Pecan Topping Ingredients
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line an 8×8 or 9×9 square pan with parchment paper.
- Make the brownie layer. Combine all of the brownie ingredients together in a large bowl and mix with a large spoon. The batter WILL be thick, but it will come together in a cohesive mixture with a minute or two of mixing – just be sure to scrape the sides.
- Pour the brownie batter into the prepared baking dish and use the spoon or a spatula to smooth the batter into an even layer, making sure to reach each of the corners.

- Bake the brownies for 5 – 8 minutes while you prepare the pecan topping.
- Make the pecan pie topping. Add the coconut oil, maple syrup and coconut sugar into a medium sized pot. Heat the mixture until boiling while whisking – it will look separated at first, but will come together!
- Once boiling, cook for 1 minute while whisking (or until the sugar and coconut oil come together) and remove from the heat. Add in the vanilla, salt and nuts and mix!

- Remove the brownies from the oven and pour the pecan mixture over the top. Use a spatula to carefully smooth the pecan mixture over the entire pan of brownies.
- Return to the oven to bake for 20 minutes. Once baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before slicing!

Tips
Recipe Development + Food Photography by Jessica Reynolds-Corden
from Jessica Eats.
Nutrition Info:
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 121mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21.3g
- Fiber: 1.4g
- Protein: 1.8g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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