Grain-free Avocado Sweet Potato Brownie Bites

Hi Elle,

Unfortunately, coconut flour is a tough ingredient to replace. It’s fairly easy to sub coconut flour or almond flour but difficult to go the other way. Unless you are an experience grain-free baker, it may be best to find another recipe that does not contain coconut flour since I have no idea where you’d want to start. And if gluten (aka regular flour) is not something you avoid, then perhaps you want to start with a recipe that contains wheat flour. I’d hate to make a guess here and have you experience a major flop!

Awesome! Healthy, fudgy brownies for the win! Thanks for letting us know you loved them!

Nice! Great substitutions, Mindy. Who doesn’t LOVE the Date Lady chocolate date spread?! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, Terry!! Stacie gets all the credit on these brownies – she’s a coconut flour miracle worker.

Thanks for being such a great supporter!! ❤️️

Hey Kim,

I love the idea of making them as cookies and subbing ground oats for coconut flour in a pinch!

Hi Ellen,

You can substitute avocado oil, melted ghee or butter or even melted palm shortening for the coconut oil. The coconut flour, however, is a little tricker because the nature of coconut flour (it absorbs A LOT of moisture) is unlike any other flour. We’ve not experimented with other flours in this recipe though I have a hunch that you could use some combination of almond flour and tapioca or arrowroot starch in place of the coconut flour. How much, I couldn’t say. You’d have to eyeball it until you get a batter consistency or find an almond flour-based recipe that might give you an idea of proportions. Sorry I can’t be of more help here.

Hi Angela,

Unfortunately, there isn’t a good substitute for coconut flour because it’s a very unique flour. Perhaps these Sunbutter Brownies from Elana’s Pantry (dairy-free & Nut-free) would be a good alternative for your son.

Regarding your question about sweet potato vs. pumpkin… there’s very little difference between the two once you add the cocoa powder.

Hi Tami,

The TOTAL carbs per serving is 9 grams (7 of which come from sugars or non-fiber carbs – either naturally occurring in the sweet potato or added). So for the purpose of counting carbs you’ll want to use the 9g per serving.

Hope that helps!

Hi Stacy,

You can leave them out at room temperature overnight and they’ll be fine. Enjoy!

Hi Vittoria,

We love hearing this – thanks for sharing! We especially love when we hear our readers winning over family members despite the healthy ingredients inside!!

Hahahaha! That’s one smart little girl! So glad you loved these and thanks for sharing the love.

Hi Brittany,

We have only tested the recipe as written but I can say that the avocado oil should be a suitable substitute for coconut oil. As for the coconut flour, since it has very unique properties (it absorbs a lot of liquid) I can’t say for sure if almond flour or rice flour (and how much of each) would be a suitable substitution. If you end up trying it with these modifications, we’d love to hear how they turn out.

Hi Anita,

Unfortunately, these brownies do not work well without eggs since they use coconut flour. I would suggest checking out our Vegan No-Bake Brownies as they are free of eggs, dairy and grains and almond butter can be replaced with cashew butter or sunflower seed butter if needed.

Hi Gabriella,

According to the American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, “Coconut is not a botanical nut; it is classified as a fruit, even though the Food and Drug Administration recognizes coconut as a tree nut. While allergic reactions to coconut have been documented, most people who are allergic to tree nuts can safely eat coconut.”

Coconuts are a fruit that is subcategorized as a “drupe”. While they do grow on trees making them technically a ‘tree nut’ they are not considered to be part of the class of tree nuts that commonly cause allergic reactions (such as almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, pine nuts, and pistachios.

Obviously, coconut allergies do exist and whether a person who is allergic to tree nuts can safely consume coconut will depend on that individual which is why we always recommend working with a trained healthcare professional when it comes to food allergies.