Creamy coconut filling, whole almonds and rich chocolate ganache, all atop low carb, grain-free brownies. Almond Joy gets a healthy makeover!
Oh yeah, I went there. I not only went there, I went very far into “there” as well. I took a famous and well-loved American candy bar and I turned it into brownies. Not only did I turn it into brownies, I made it healthy, sugar-free and grain-free to boot. Sacrilege! How could I dare to mess with an American classic? Well, I dared because I have a sweet tooth. It’s a chocolate tooth and a coconut tooth and an almond tooth and it was crying out for almond joy goodness. It didn’t take much crying for me to give in. I am a sucker like that.
But Almond Joy was made for brownies. Brownies are like a blank slate. Well, perhaps more like a chocolate slate, and they are crying out to be adorned with toppings and fancy glazes and such. And what is fancier than a creamy coconut filling, whole almonds and a rich chocolate ganache topping?
I had such fun with these low carb Almond Joy Brownies. I made them as the finale to a Super Bowl get together and they were a hit. And I made absolutely sure to pay homage to the original and get one whole almond per brownie.
They are so rich and delicious, you won’t miss the real thing!
Please see my Low Carb Almond Joy Brownies on Swerve Sweetener
(and be sure to read the whole blog post, I was cracking myself up writing it!).
Makes 30 brownies. Each brownies has 3.2 g NET CARBS.
Food energy: 223kcal
Total fat: 20.26g
Calories from fat: 182
Cholesterol: 58mg
Carbohydrate: 6.40g
Total dietary fiber: 3.20g
Protein: 4.35g
sonogal says
hi – why does your nutritional info say 6.4 carbs, but swerve site says 17??
thanks! they look delish
Carolyn says
Because they are counting the “carbs” from erythritol, which have zero impact on blood glucose. Please make sure to read my nutritional disclaimer.
Sonogal says
Ah, ok thank you.
Helene says
The recipe is not available when I click on the link
Carolyn says
Sorry about the broken link… here you go! https://swervesweet.com/recipes/almond-joy-brownies
Shelly says
Just made these for company tomorrow, but of course I had to sample them. Delicious! Thanks for another great recipe, Carolyn.