Coconut Carob Brownie Bars from Mother’s Day Brunch 2013.
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Mom loved these! She’s a coconut fan, so these were perfect for her. I doubt these lasted very long in her house.
I made the brownie part with carob powder because my mom can’t have chocolate, but feel free to change the carob powder
to cocoa powder
if you’d like.
I was surprised at how soft these turned out. Tasty, but I think they’re better eaten with a fork than with your fingers.
I’m contemplating doubling the brownie part and making “truffles” out of it. I really liked the brownie part, and that’s really a no bake part which is always good!
Coconut Carob Brownie Bars Recipe

Coconut Carob Brownie Bars
Ingredients
Brownie Layer
- ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup raw pecans
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 2 tablespoons carob powder
- ½ tablespoon mild tasting honey
Coconut Layer
- 5 tablespoons canned coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 cup shredded coconut unsweetened
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
Brownie Layer
- Place the pecans in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse several times until very finely ground. Add the almond flour, vanilla, coconut oil, carob powder and honey, and pulse until well combined and fine in texture.
- Line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper and evenly spread the brownie batter in the dish. You will have a very thin brownie layer.
Coconut Layer
- In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients for the coconut layer together and evenly pour it over the brownie layer. Bake for 12 minutes at 350°F or until set. Remove from oven, and allow to cool on a wire rack before cutting into squares.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Living Healthy with Chocolate
Joanne T Ferguson (@mickeydownunder) says
G’day! Haven’t baked much with carob, TRUE!
Might have to put this on my list to do! Thanks to your recipe and photo too!
Cheers! Joanne
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cookingactress says
Ooooh this is a major dose of coconut! LOVE it!
binomialbaker says
This is a great idea and I love this recipe! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!
vegetarianmamma says
I just got some coconut at the story yesterday! YUM Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂
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