These are the ultimate flourless brownies made with a cashew butter base, no refined sugar, no butter, and of course, no flour!

Lin and I get asked all the time how we come up with recipes for FFF. Being that we’re not trained chefs or RD’s, a lot of our inspiration comes from traveling or eating at amazing restaurants here in the Twin Cities. How can we take those recipes and make them a bit better for you and easier to recreate in your own kitchen? That’s the goal, right? Fit Foodie Finds is almost 6 years old, so we’ve got an amazing database filled with delicious recipes inspired from all around the world. Want to know a secret?
A lot of FFF recipes are just spin offs of one another with a bit of a twist to create a whole new masterpiece. Think of it like ice cream flavors. They all stem from the same boring vanilla, but are tasty in their own beautiful ways! This brownie recipes is actually derived from our Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars. Can you see the similarities? Nut butter, coconut sugar, eggs, coconut flour, etc. Of course we modified a few things such as using cashew butter instead of almond butter and added in cocoa powder to make them brownies. Friends- I ain’t that much of a genius (in a southern accent).

Speaking of southern accents. Ever since Lin and I have been working together every day…we pretty much solely talk in accents to each other. I frequent the southern man accent, which is actually quite hilarious. I catch myself talking in my southern man accent to Mark all the time…and have even done it in social settings, which can be a little awkward if you don’t know me. ITSHAPPENED The southern man accent is also the accent I use when I’m trying to impersonate Mark. I don’t now why, it just is. It’s sort of hilarious because he’s born and raised in Wisconsin…FAR FROM anything southern.


Flourless Cashew Butter Brownies
Ingredients
Wet
- 1 cup creamy cashew butter unsalted (if you're using salted, omit additional salt from recipe)
- 2 eggs large
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- ⅔ cup coconut palm sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- First, preheat your oven to 350ºF and spray a 9x9 inch cake pan with coconut oil cooking spray.
- Place wet ingredients in a large bowl and mix until combined. Then, add dry ingredients to wet and mix until combined. Your batter should have a cookie dough consistency (it should be thick!).
- Transfer dough into a 9x9-inch pan and use your fingers or a spatula to evenly spread out onto the pan. If you notice that there is a lot of oil on the top of your dough, this is normal! Simply use a piece of paper towel to blot as much of it off it as possible.
- Bake at 350ºF for 14-16 minutes (less for gooier brownies).
- Let cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition facts
PS: the day after we shot these photos, my new photography boards from Erickson Woodworks came in the mail. I got 2 double-sided boards. My favorite surfaces are for sure dark and light concrete (pictured below!). So what did I do? I made a brownie sundae with some coconut whipped cream and shot this beaut!

Very nice recipe, thanks! As my daughters are not keen on coconut, I substituted almond flour for coconut flour, which worked very well. Sorry, no photo. The brownies disappeared before I got to the camera!
Always a good thing when the brownies disappear that quickly!
AH-mazing. I even use Just Egg to replace real eggs. Thx!
Can I use oat flour instead of coconut?
OMG YUM!!!
Hi Lee! I was wondering if I could use almond butter in place of the cashew butter? Would it still have the same taste? And if I was to replace the coconut sugar- could I substitute the same amount with honey, perhaps? Or maybe a mix of white and brown sugar? Of course it won’t be as healthy, but unfortunately I don’t have any access to coconut sugar?
Hey Nina! You can absolutely use almond butter (just make sue it’s drippy). As for the sugars…I would sub with a granular sugar over honey just because that’s what is used as the dry ingredient in this recipe!
Ok thanks so much!! I look forward to making them!!?
Just made these and ate one warm! SO freaking good! Can’t believe they’re flourless. Always love having healthy treats on hand and in the freezer for when that sweet tooth hits!
YES YES YES. I made a batch this weekend too…but with peanut butter. YAS.
These look amazing. What is a good substitute for the eggs? My son can not have gluten dairy or eggs:/
Hey Donna! Unfortunately I haven’t made a vegan variation of this recipe. The eggs are a pretty important part!
Obsessed with all things cashew butter so these are definitely made for me.
I love the brownie sundae pic and I NEED one of those boards… I am so indecisive when it some to which color/style of boards to get though!!
DOODE. Get on that and make the investment!!!! Double sided boards for the win.
Just pulled these out of the oven. Amazing! I added the dash of salt you mention in the comments, about a teaspoon of TJ’s espresso powder and Enjoy Life semi sweet chocolate chips on top (probably 1/4 cup?). These are hitting my crazy chocolate craving spot!
OMG espresso powder…GENIUS.
Sorry to be dense, but I was thinking of making these for a gathering I am attending tomorrow evening, and I see that the instructions say to omit the additional salt if using salted cashew butter…am I missing something? I don’t see any salt listed in the recipe…:-(
🙂 That’s because I forgot it! It should say a pinch of salt.
Awesomeness, thank you ?
Um brownie sundae? Count me in. That looks amazing!
These look so tasty! I feel ya on the recipe inspiration front. Eating at restaurants and recreating meals that I just adore is a HUGE part of where I get inspiration from 🙂 Also, those boards are so pretty!!!! I’ve had my eye on a few…but there are too many to decide from!
You need to just bite the bullet!!!! Those boards have changed my photography!
Oh my gosh I’m obsessed with your Snapchats of you and Linley…you guys make me laugh so hard. You’re totally the dream team! If you need me I’ll be making these brownies, k bye.
🙂 I feel like I’ve been so boring on Snap lately! GOTTA GET BACK AT IT.
AMAZING…Totally drooling over here on Nantucket! Happy Friday friend!