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Almond Toffee Brownies {grain free}

Feb 16, 2019 · 27 Comments

Almond Toffee Brownies

One of the things I love about creating recipes is all the additions and changes that readers suggest. I feel equally happy about recipe testing and happy accidents.

When a reader, Bhavna, told me about adding a cup of coffee to my blondies recipe, I immediately thought I need to try that! I only had crunchy roasted almond butter on hand, so I went with what I had and I'm glad I did.

This recipe is only slightly different from my original blondies recipe, but the flavor is has a caramel tone and the crunch of the almonds reminds me of a toffee candy bar. The only addition is coffee and I used crunchy almond butter instead of smooth. So here's my new favorite blondie recipe.

For the key ingredient here, coffee, you have a few options. I use freeze-dried decaffeinated coffee and add a bit of hot water to it before adding it to the batter. Or you can go the wayย Bhavna did, and add a full cup of coffee to the batter. She did end up baking it a few more minutes to remove the extra liquid but said it worked. One thing you want to make sure of it that the freeze-dried coffee is completely dissolved so that it can combine well with the thick batter.

Almond Toffee Brownies

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  1. Jennifer says

    August 07, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    Best recipe ever and very forgiving. I have used various kinds of nut butters and often sub date syrup for the honey, or mix them depending on what I have on hand. I have also doubled the eggs for a slightly cakier texture. The coffee is a hugely wonderful variation on the also incredible plain blondie recipe. I like to serve this with banana "nice cream". Thanks Erica!

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    • Erica says

      August 07, 2021 at 9:31 pm

      So great to hear! Yes, love this recipe and a la mode is even better ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Mama S. says

    August 07, 2019 at 1:19 am

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for this recipe. My daughter is new to SCD and the one thing she misses is something sweet to eat. It is wonderful that you share your recipes otherwise those of us new to the SCD plan are lost. Mom of SCD 16 year old all new to us but walking thru it.

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    • Erica says

      August 07, 2019 at 11:31 pm

      Thank you so much. This note made my day! Best wishes.

      Reply
  3. Jen says

    July 03, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    Whoops! I used 8 oz. of double-strength brewed coffee, and it made the batter absolutely soupy. So I added a second egg for body (in retrospect, maybe not necessary) and about 5 heaping tablespoons of coconut flour. I could have easily added more - the batter was still quite thin. The resulting brownies were more cake-like than I think the recipe intended, but have good flavor. I baked them for 35 minutes, but they were still moist toward the center, so I probably could have let them go another 10 minutes. Still an easy, tasty recipe. I had to freeze half the batch so I don't eat them all at once!

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    • Erica says

      July 07, 2019 at 9:07 pm

      Thanks for sharing! Lots of changes but glad it all worked out ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Pattie says

    June 22, 2019 at 10:32 am

    What is Scd

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    • Erica says

      June 23, 2019 at 4:48 pm

      Specific Carbohydrate Diet: https://comfybelly.com/2011/09/what-is-scd-specific-carbohydrate-diet/

      Reply
  5. suzanne says

    June 17, 2019 at 8:10 am

    Any ideas on what the measurements would be if I just wanted to make enough for 2, like in a small custard dish? I cannot make that whole recipe, because I would eat the whole thing in a day!

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    • Erica says

      June 17, 2019 at 11:35 pm

      I totally understand! You can probably do without the egg and quarter the recipe. I haven't tried it though.

      Reply
  6. Susan Woodroof says

    May 21, 2019 at 5:10 am

    How much carbs in the brownie per serving?

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  7. Kristi Batchelor says

    April 07, 2019 at 11:53 am

    Has anyone tried this without coffee? I know coffee is scd legal, but I donโ€™t do well with it.

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    • Erica says

      April 07, 2019 at 12:19 pm

      Without the coffee, it's just my blondies recipe, here:https://comfybelly.wpengine.com/2017/10/blondies-almond-butter/

      Reply
  8. Chloe says

    March 26, 2019 at 5:09 pm

    5 stars
    Sounds amazing! Is there no kind of flour needed?

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    • Erica says

      March 27, 2019 at 8:06 pm

      No flour needed ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  9. Nishta says

    March 20, 2019 at 11:40 pm

    Hi..can I omit the honey for health reasons..I am on scd diet

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    • Erica says

      March 23, 2019 at 9:55 am

      SCD allows honey only, so you're good there. But, if you just want to omit honey the recipe wouldn't work without substituting another sweetener. I haven't tried dates yet but you could make date syrup and use that in place of honey.

      Reply
  10. Heather says

    March 04, 2019 at 10:32 am

    5 stars
    Oh my word. These are barely cooled and are absolutely incredible. No joke that they should come with an addictive warning! Thanks for this! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Erica says

      March 05, 2019 at 9:45 pm

      I've been warned ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  11. Shayna says

    February 21, 2019 at 10:48 am

    Hey Erica! Could I use creamy almond butter instead of crunchy? I'm so excited to try these!

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    • Erica says

      February 21, 2019 at 6:58 pm

      Yes, absolutely!

      Reply
  12. Leah says

    February 20, 2019 at 5:21 pm

    5 stars
    Just made these and they are so delicious! My only issue is they should come with a warning because they are so good that they're addictive. LOL! Thanks for the great recipe.

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    • Erica says

      February 20, 2019 at 7:05 pm

      I'll consider the warning idea ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you for the kind words!

      Reply
  13. Gina Baker says

    February 17, 2019 at 1:45 pm

    5 stars
    Yippee! I've told you how my son considers the blondies a staple; he makes them every week. And he LOVES coffee flavor, so I'll forward him this recipe. Can't wait to try it myself ๐Ÿ™‚ The blondie recipe works perfectly already, but the addition of coffee flavor sounds yummy.

    Thank you so much for your recipes!
    Gina

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    • Erica says

      February 17, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      You're welcome! I think he's in for a treat ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  14. Charlotte Moore says

    February 17, 2019 at 4:26 am

    Looks delicious!

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    • Erica says

      February 17, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      They are to me ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope you try them!

      Reply

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