Last Updated on February 3, 2026 by Carrie Korem, FNTP
A gluten-free chocolate brownie is one of my kid’s favorite treats to take to school. Many of you have asked that I create more grain-free and nut-free recipes, so this recipe is for you!
They are fudgy and moist, but not too dense. Coconut flour (I always use Bob’s Red Mill because it lends the best texture), cocoa powder, butter or ghee, honey and semisweet chocolate chips make for a fun, easy-to-make occasional indulgence.
To keep this recipe dairy-free, I used the fatty portion of the coconut milk that rises to the top when refrigerated. It’s best to place a can of coconut milk in the fridge the night before and then scoop off the dense coconut cream that rises to the top. Enjoy!
PrintGluten-Free Chocolate Brownie Recipe (Nut-Free)
For a much lighter flavor you can omit the chocolate chips and espresso powder.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
For the batter:
- 3/4 cup Bob's Red Mill coconut flour (different coconut flours lend different textures, so I always use Bob's Red mill)
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse Celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (make sure it's grain-free!)*
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut cream skimmed from the top of the coconut milk (see above description)
- 6 tablespoons ghee or coconut oil, melted (click here for an easy homemade ghee recipe)
- 3/4 cup raw honey (I used clover)
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup Enjoy Life chocolate chips or a chocolate bar chopped into small pieces (I prefer Trader Joe’s organic bars or Equal Exchange because they don’t contain soy.)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and adjust rack to middle position. Cut two long pieces of unbleached parchment paper that are 8-inches wide. Fit parchment into length of 8×8-inch baking pan, pushing it into corners and up sides of pan; allow excess to overhang pan edges. Fit other piece of parchment into width of pan in the same manner, perpendicular to the first sheet (this keeps the brownies from sticking and will give you the ability to lift the brownies out of the pan after they have been baked for even cutting).
- Place coconut flour, cocoa powder, sea salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Whisk gently to combine ingredients. Place eggs, coconut cream, melted ghee, honey, espresso powder and vanilla in the blender and blend until smooth (this step is necessary because the coconut cream is very thick and it will ensure a smooth brownie batter). Whisk wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until smooth, about 30 seconds. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into the parchment-lined baking dish and spread evenly using an off-set spatula. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until edges are set and a cake tester inserted into the middle of the brownies comes out with a few moist crumbs (be careful not to over bake). Cool for 10 minutes and then, holding onto the parchment, gently lift the brownies out of the pan and place on a cutting board. Cut brownies and serve.
*To make homemade grain-free baking powder combine 1 part baking soda, 1 part arrowroot powder and 2 parts cream of tartar. Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months. You can also purchase this brand that makes grain-free baking powder.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Makes one 8x8-inch pan.
trying to get better informed of products such as this and replace our normal wasteful go -to’s one at a time.
Love the look of Lunchskins! I pack my daughters bentos (Japanese-style lunchboxes) for their school lunch, which ensure very little waste, since everything they don’t eat (i.e., the packaging) comes home and is washed for the next day!
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We use only glass containers for carrying lunches/storing food in our fridge in an attempt to end the plastic bag/container overuse.
Reducing waste and living more organically has recently become a priority to my family. We just kind of started paying more attention to what we are doing (and eating). We’ve started using old dish towels instead of paper towels and we made compost pile. This morning, I spend half an hour finding where I could recycle #5 plastics. . . Whole Foods!!! Still searching for what to do with those dog food bags. . . any suggestions?
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Always keep full reusable water bottles easy to grab in fridge.
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I already have a couple resusable bags like these and I LOVE them! I can’t wait to get more.
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I love these posts. I have tried several recipes and love them!
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We use reusable containers, and if there’s something where a zip-lock bag really makes more sense to use, I re-use them until they are shot:)
I think a win-win to this whole thing is if it is usually Eco-frienldy, it’s also wallet friendly:)
I’m anxiously waiting for city of LA to ban plastic bags – some of the bigger cities around us have, so I’m hoping!
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I’m recycling ALL paper in my household!
We use reusable bags for everything, and we recycle rigidly!
Always looking for a great recipe!
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We re-use and recycle everything we can.
Thanks for the chance to win such a great product.
I’ve been trying to buy less (and buy used things when I can), so that I end up wasting less!
I started a compost pile this year!
Great giveaway!
Reuse bags, feed scraps to my backyard chickens, don’t buy bottled water, compost, teach our kids about waste, etc. Fun giveaway!!!
I compost for our backyard garden, feed all the kitchen waste I can to our backyard chickens as well.
Carrie – the brownies look/sound divine! Can’t wait to try out the recipe. Also, thanks for your efforts in getting other manufacturers to donate goodies for us to win. I hope it’s ME!
I am using reusable bags and jars for the grocery.
Recycle, donate, don’t buy plastic water bottles, don’t waste food, use cloth shopping bags
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I am working toward a plastic free kitchen (slowly but surely). Every time I see a good glass jar at a thrift store or yard sale I snatch it up. I have been reusing jars from salsa and pasta sauce too until I can find better long term containers.
We use re-usable grocery bags, glass water containers for my husband at work, and glass containers for leftovers.
I’m trying to get better at reusing. I have been saving my egg shells to crunch and scatter around the plant to keep snails away. I also bought a Berkey, so no more water bottles for us!
We recycle as much as we can.
I am reusing all of my glass jars instead of recycling them. Also, I make my own mayo and plan on learning to make all other condiments too, so that I am not buying those disposable containers.
We recycle everything we can! The kids love to find new ways to make boxes into toys!
Can’t wait to try these–thanks for making them nut free too (my son has allergies, but I’d like to reduce our grain/gluten intake)!
I use reusable containers for school lunches, cloth napkins for dinner, etc. I think the color on this product would brighten up any take away meal! Plus the brownies are fabulous sounding.
Stainless travel bottles/cups for water and coffee.
I don’t use zip-loc bags when I pack my lunch – I use reuseable containers.
I’ve reduced waste by starting a compost pile!
I have been storing everything in glass containers – I try to rarely use plastic bags.
We have a compost bin, city recycling, and use our own grocery bags at the store.
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My kids use reusable containers for their school snacks, lunches, and beverages … much to my kindergartener’s chagrin — he wants to use plastic bags like his best friend.
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The brownies look and sound amazing! Yum!
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Organic cotton muslin bags are a good option. http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Cotton-Muslin-Produce-Bag/dp/B004UJ0U0C
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We use cloth napkins.
These would be great as we have another kiddo heading to school next year.
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we already recycle and use cloth napkins + towels for cleaning. we’re hoping to start composting this summer!
We are giving composting a try.
we now have water bottles and lunchboxes for the kids and these reusable baggies would fit in nicely. We have also used mason jars instead of plastic containers and recycle our grocery bags or use reusable ones.
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Soooo excited about the Lunchskins give away. I pack lunches for my husband and 3 of my boys (will be 4 starting in the fall) That’s over 750 lunches in 1 year!!!! (just for the hubby and 3 kiddos)
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I use washable towels and rags instead of paper towel.
I pack the kids lunch in glad ziplock re-usable containers.
These sound awesome!! Love, love, love!
Switch from paper to cloth as much as possible, recycle literally everything, use glass over plastic.
I use cloth bags at the market (have for quite some time). My biggest problem was paper towels and paper napkins. I would use a roll of paper towels per day and large pkg. of napkins (500 count) per every two weeks….I gave them up in January.
I bought cloth diapers online, flat ones, (not pre-fold), they were very big (27×27″ I think), I cut in half and stitched along edges – got 2 towels out of 1 dipaer. They cost about $1.00 per diaper (approx.) so each towel cost $0.50. I bought 36, so I have 72 paper (not) towels that I use. I have about 30 in a basket on my counter, and if that gets low, I grab a stack from the pantry and put in the basket. When whites get full in dirty laundry, I wash them. I also have 40 small size (white – from diapers) napkins.
It has eliminated our family’s paper consumption and saved me money. Average savings since Jan. 2013 is close to $100.00 (that’s including what it would cost for me to buy paper towels and paper napkins for my family – MINUS, my inital cost of diapers).
And it’s great not to buy paper towels every week at the store…more money towards produce and debt.
Susan
These brownies look divine! And no almond flour to boot!
We try to reuse and recycle what we can!
I recently decided no more paper towels! I hardly miss them either!
We switched to cloth napkins and cloth rags instead of paper towels. These are so cute!
What do you do with the remainder of the coconut milk? I am totally new to this!
To answer your question, we use cloth napkins and paper towels and I try to bring my own bags (but I’ve been admittedly lax about that!) I also try to be really aware of packaging when I make a purchase.
I put it in the fridge and then use it for smoothies. Here’s one of our favorites: https://deliciouslyorganic.net/coconut-berry-spinach-smoothie-recipe/
I take my own glass jars into Whole Foods to buy from their bulk bins.
cloth diapers and recycling
We recycle as much as we can. I have bought cloths for cleaning and am trying really hard not to use paper towels. I love the idea of reusable lunch bags, we use too many plastic baggies.
we just bought a “smart” nest thermostat. i also just picked up a cheap 10-pack of towels from ikea (a perfect small size) because i am tired of using paper towels! we have a lot of messes around with a 2 and half year old and a baby, so the hand towels are coming in quite handy!
great recipe! looks delicious! What a fun giveaway…I’d love to win!
I own some lunchskins and metal sandwhich tins which my kids take to school. Unfortunately, some of the reusable containers get inadvertently thrown in the trash so I could use some more.
We recycle what we can and we use reusable bags.
wish these were around when my kids were little thanks for promoting them!
I use re-usable grocery bags and we try our best to only buy what we are going to eat so we don’t have as much waste. We also compost.
We use reusable grocery bags and water bottles.
I am learning about all the ways you can use baking soda and vinegar to clean my house.
We recycle, use reusable water bottles, garden, and use cloth napkins. Love these napskins! Great idea and so cute!
We try to recycle or reuse as much as possible and never buy bottled water!
Been slowly getting rid of my plastic bags. This would be helpful!
I use a reusable water bottle.
We recently installed a compost at our house!!
I just purchased cloth napkins!
I take my own bags to the grocery store as well as target.
I have tried to cut down on ziploc baggies and this would be a great replacement. we have also started compost. And resuse all plastic bags from store for diaper pail, as well take our own reusable grocery bags.
To reduce waste we take less on our plates and eat what we take!
So cute and functional. Love them.
I use my reusable bags for everything from taking lunch to work/school, grocery shopping, moving things to/from the car, etc.
I use veggie scraps for making bone stock out of our roasted chickens!
I am sure you had a great time at Yosemite. I love this park. My first memory was driving through the tunnel and the the Yosemite valley opening up below. It was an April trip @17 years ago. I will never forget the beauty of that day.
Thanks for the facts on your post about plastic bags. Wow. I will read to my husband and son tonight.
We recycle everything and have gotten most of the family to recycle too. We always try and conserve where ever we can.
I’ve been wanting to get some of these! Just last night I was made aware of how many plastic baggies we use in this house…and I’d like to start replacing them with reusable ones. I have a question though: do you have any issues with them getting moldy? How do you keep them dry in between uses? Air dry? Also, these brownies look amazing! I want to try it soon! I have a black bean brownie recipe that I’m wanting to try soon too…have you had any success with these types of recipes? They sound disgusting (the black bean ones) but I’m trying to replace my treats with healthier ones because I have such a sweet tooth but we’re cutting out processed sugar. The recipe I’m using calls for “xylitol”. Are you in favor of, or had any experience with? Also…one last question, you mentioned that you use the choc. chips that don’t contain soy. Is it because you are allergic or some other reason? I’ve heard so much controversy on soy and honestly don’t know where to land. There are camps of people who rave about tofu and soymilk, etc. then there are those that say no no…it’ll raise estrogen levels too much, etc. I’m in the middle, and clearly confused! Okay, now that’s like 5 questions…sorry!
Thanks a million,
Gail
I’ve never had an issue with the Lunchskins getting moldy. After I wash them, I turn them inside-out and dry it with a cloth. Then I let them sit inside-out until they are ready to use. The pantry looks a bit funny with them all inside-out, but it works! 🙂
I haven’t tried a black bean brownie yet. I don’t eat many legumes, but it looks like an interesting idea. I’m not a fan of xylitol because most companies make that sweetener with gmo corn or sometimes tree bark. It’s a “new” sweetener, so I prefer to stick with the old-school kinds like raw honey, maple syrup, etc. I stay away from soy because it can have negative affects on the thyroid, adrenals and metabolism. It also contains enzyme inhibitors and most soy in the US is GMO. If I ever do eat soy, it’s only when it’s been fermented such as in Oshama Tamari. Here’s an interesting article that gives more details about soy: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert/ploy-of-soy
Thanks for your reply! I will definitely look at that article….lots of good info to think about. I appreciate you taking the time!
Gail
We use glass water bottles, reusable snack bags, reusable shopping bags and glass containers to freeze and store food. Hoping to order cloth napkins next!
I use cloth diapers, wipes and trainers. We also use cloths in place of paper towels and napkins (for rags we use our old diapers).
Reusable lunchbots containers & making my own shower scrub, shampoo, etc.
For the recipe…do you think it would work with applesauce instead of egg whites. I could still use the 6 yolks..but have an sensitivity to the whites?
I haven’t tested it, but it seems like a good option. If the batter is super thick, then I’d add a bit more applesauce to add more moisture. Coconut flour can be tricky that way!
We always bring our own bags when we shop.
These look awesome I have never seen them before. At home I try to reduce waste with composting and I always use my own shopping bags so as to reduce plastic bag usage. I really want to leave children a healthy world to live in! BEst way I can think is to set a good example and role-model the changes that need to happen!
We use reusable glass bottle with padded covers. We use paper parchment to wrap lunches for kids so they don’t consume plastic but these would be better?!?!
Lunchskins were the next purchase on my personal “reduce waste” campaign! We use our own waterbottles everywhere we go, and use reusable bags for all purchases. We’ve cut down on our plastic bag use by using glass containers, and when a plastic bag is more useful, I wash it out and reuse it. Always trying to get better at this though!
I have never heard of the lunchskins. I wash the ziplock bags over and over because I do not want to throw them in the trash and fill the land fills. I would feel so much better packing my children’s lunches using these. Thank you for sharing information about these and I hope we win!
We take our own fabric bags to the grocery store, use glass containers and recycle!
We recycle like crazy. In fact, inside the pantry door, we put up the long list of what our recycle waste management will accept so we can easily check if we forget. Now we use more glass to store food items in both the pantry and fridge. Both of our cars have reusable grocery bags in them, and we use them everywhere. Now I’m interested in composting. Thanks for the giveaway.
We recycle as much as we can and I use reusable grocery bags at the store!
Recycling, reusable bags, no plastic bags for produce, make treats like granola bars and such so we don’t use wrappers, no plastic bags in lunches–pyrex, tupperware, and reusable lunch bags instead, Etc. Thank you for the chance!
I have a carload of reusable grocery bags in the back of my car. Unfortunately, I remember them as I am checking out. One of these days I’ll remember them before I walk into the store!
Resuable snack bags would be great!!!
reusable grocery bags and lunchskins 🙂
We recycle EVERYTHING, try to use dishes rather than paper plates, use rags instead of paper towels, walk when we can rather than driving. Every little thing anyone can do helps!
I use both lunchskins and beneterre when packing for lunches along with the easy lunchbox containers. My husband uses them too!!
I recycle everything that I can!!
We use our own water bottles, recycle whatever we can, reduce/reuse plastic bags, and use biodegradable bag.
I use reusable grocery and produce bags. I love them and love having less plastic in my house!
The key is to find less-wasteful alternatives that are convenient and become part of the routine. Otherwise we won’t us them and they become waste themselves!
Would love to try lunch skins!
We use lunchbots and glass containers.
Love your blog and recipes!! Everything I’ve tried my family has loved!
We recycle as much as possible, I use reusable containers in my kids lunches, we use compact fluorescent lightbulbs, and much more!
I recycle, use reusable store bags
love this post and would love to win
Getting tired of washing plastic bags to tree use. Love to win this!
We recycle as much as is possible in our area. Also take reusable bags for grocery shopping. Have a compost pile and large garden in our backyard. We wash plastic ziplocs and reuse as many times as possible. Use cloth napkins and towels over paper most of the time. When we travel, we bring home everything we can to be recycled. Pack lunches and snacks in reusable containers. Working on eliminating plastic containers for glass. These lunchskins would be awesome for my husband’s and daughter’s lunches. Love your recipes, thanks.
I make my own baby wipes, cleaning solutions and most everything from scratch! Thanks for the post.
I love the uses Lunchskins have. I love things and products I can reuse. I love your website. I try to be as natural as I can. It is such a healthy lifestyle and it makes you feel good. When you consume something so nutritious, it is like your body knows.
These are amazing! I have never seen lunchskins before. As of now, we wash and reuse our plastic bags. I always bring my own reusable bags to the grocery store.
Wow – I love those lunch skins. I’m all about conserving our environment and avoiding plastic when at all possible – so these are a great alternative. Thanks for the spotlight. ALSO – love that you used coconut flour in this recipe! I have been experimenting with recipes for WEEKS – so it’s nice to see you’ve found one that works nicely. Especially when it comes to brownies 😉 I look forward to giving these a go – and maybe with a twist of protein powder!
I use reusable bags when I go grocery shopping to reduce waste.
We recycle. We fill our glass bottles with water instead of purchasing plastic bottles.
I re-use as much as I can.
I wish that I could say I always pack a waste-free lunch, but I don’t always succeed.
I am using cotton totes to store my grocceries when I’m heading to the supermarkets
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” not switching my air-conditioner (living in the tropics)
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We juice any edible vegetable and fruits scraps we can’t eat up in time, give the chickens what we won’t be eating, and give the compost what they won’t eat.
I always use my own bags when I go grocery shopping, I hate the build up of plastic shopping bags in my house. I love these LunchSkins, they’d be perfect for my daughter who is starting Kindergarten this Fall. 😉 Thank you!
We live overseas and try to recycle all paper,plastics, glass etc. we have also been using glass containers for food storage as well as in packed lunches, snacks, etc and use our own water bottles. Thanks for the post and amazing recipes Carrie!
We use reusable grocery bags and i am getting rid of plastic little by little in my home!
Yes! I love these
I use cloth napkins, reusable grocery bags, steel water bottle, and cloth dish rags. I also recycle and compost. I want to get into using glass jars to store homemade food…and make more homemade food. 🙂
I always try to reuse plastic & paper bags as many times as I can.
I will be trying this recipe for myself…love brownies!
I another brand of reusable snack bags, but would love more of a variety. Thanks!
I’m just starting on a more clean living life style, but I’ve been recycling for a long time and i make my own cleaning supplies stored in non-plastic spray bottles.
Using reusable grocery bags and water bottles! No plastic bags in my daughter’s lunch, either! Also use reusable cloth napkins like my parents did when they were kids!
Every member of our family has their own water bottle and we consistently use them. Need to do better in other areas but one step at a time….
I would love to try Lunchskins. I feel a great deal of guilt with all of the sandwich bags I use, but didn’t realize there was such a great alternative. Would rather not buy them online but i’ve never seen them in a store; can anyone tell me where I can find these?
You can find them at Target.
The main things I am doing to reduce waste is to buy items with less-packaging (whole, fresh foods and bulk quantities) do more home-cooking using all parts of food, and be more diligent in identifying recyclable items rather than throwing them in the trash.
Lunchskins!!!! What a great concept. I just ordered a dozen of them. Thanks so much for keeping us all informed on how we can better our earth.
We don’t use bottled water, I use wexy bags for the kids lunches if I don’t use my laptop lunchbox containers! Our biggest obstacle is eliminating paper towels, that’s my next goal.
We recycle and re-purpose!
These look wonderful¡
These look yummy. I love packing my daughter’s and my lunches in reusable products and would love to try the Lunchskins.
I can, garden, sew, and cook as much as possible from scratch
I make my kids’ lunch to take to school every day, so these would be perfect!
We use cloth napkins and reusable containers in the kids’ lunches. I also buy in bulk with cloth bags and jars as often as I can.
Reusable lunch containers. Reusable shopping bags. Trying to not let food in our refrigerator spoil!
Reusable shopping bags and containers for leftovers. Trying to keep grocery-buying under control so we don’t get more than we can use (but freezing the excess if we do go overboard!). Recycling anything we can. Buying gift bags and wraps people will want to reuse, rather than toss. Shopping Goodwill and vintage in an effort to reuse someone else’s stuff, rather than buying new.
I would love to try Lunchskins! we are trying to reduce our waste as a family, and with 2 kids packing lunches these would be a great help.
I have been trying to reduce waste by using glass containers as often as possible to store/transport my children’s school food as opposed to plastic bags. I am very interested in these Lunchskins, they look great! What a good compromise.
I’m trying to learn more about reducing waste. I use containers for leftovers. We recycle. We do get the plastic bags from the grocery store but use them to pick up after our puppy.
I am trying to pack my lunch more.
Moved to one type of cleaner, limit paper towel and paper napkins to special events only, use glass jars over plastic!
reusable produce bags, glass jars, reusable bags(made from hemp, recycling (even picking off bottles off the street) and not buying plastic bags of any kind. thanks
Reusable bags, recycle, you all veggies and food. Ever since I have refused to waste veggies I have forced myself to make all kinds of yummy soups.
The lunchskins are adorable! On reducing waste- I have started to buy almost everything in bulk, and orderering from azurestandard really helps me do that. 🙂
Also, question… why do you prefer not to have soy? I have heard some negative things about it, mostly that it can mess with your hormones. Curious to know your reason for avoiding?
Soy can have negative affects on the thyroid, adrenals and metabolism. It also contains enzyme inhibitors and most soy in the US is GMO. I will eat a bit of fermented soy that’s prepared using traditional methods such as Oshawa Tamari. Here’s an interesting article explaining the affects of soy in the body: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert/ploy-of-soy
Wow! Very interesting article. Enough info to make me stay away from it… I don’t eat much anyway. Only when I do happen to buy a product with soy lecithin in it, but will definitely make sure to avoid now. Thank you so much for the reply! I have learned so much from your site over the past couple of years.
You’re welcome!
Using reusable grocery bags and lunch bags, recycling as much as possible, reusing plastic baggies
This year I’ve eliminated plastic bags from my kids lunch boxes. I only use reusable bags, such as Lunchskins, and other types of containers, to pack their snacks and lunches in.
This past year I started composting and I’m amazed at home much it has reduced the amount of trash we throw away. I also take canvas bags with me every time I go to the store.
Thanks for this!
I recycle at work!
cloth napkins, no ziplock baggies or anything disposable….just glass tupperware for everything. resuse everything we possibly can and recycle the rest.
I try to reduce waste by continually striving to use reusable products.
I use reusable bags when I shop anywhere, and I reuse plastics when I have to. And also brown bag I have sooooooooo many ways to reuse the. Smooches
I definitely make efforts to purchase things that can be recycled and reused. I do use plastic snack bags right now, but I reuse them as long as they’re not sticky or dirty. Of course, if I win this giveaway, no need for plastic bags anymore! These would definitely be put to good use!
We are starting to recycle a LOT more than we used to!!
Compost more! It makes a huge difference in how much trash I have.
Trying to use only washable rags and towels instead of any paper towels or napkins!
I’m trying to make sure all the food I’m buying is being used through more meal planning!
We are looking at everything in our house from toxic candles to trash bags. We are more cautious about the trash we produce
We are huge fans of mason jars and we use them for just about everything. We also got rid of our plastic Tupperware and have been using glass for about 5 years. Got rid of all plastic cookin utensils and plastic bags. We’re trying to go 100% plastic free but it is very hard. A work in progress.
Thanks for the chance … wandered here from another site … liking what I see!
Learning, or rather re-learning what’s good for us … and what’s not so good. A real eye opener!
I use a reusable water bottle, I recycle, I reuse bags and I buy very few packaged foods.
I’m cloth diapering my daughter.
I store food in the fridge in reusable plastic containers to save on cling wrap. I also have my dedicated fabric shopping bags ready to take with me to the shops.
We use cloth napkins, make some of our own cleaning supplies and use lots of reuseable bags, waterbottles, lunch boxes, etc.
We always bring our reuseable bags when we go shopping!
Grain-free brownies just doesn’t seem right, but I’m going to try these. I’ve loved your recipes that I have made, so odds are good! The lunchskins are great. I have some, but would love these!
We use cloth diapers. Rags instead of paper towels for cleaning. Line dry our clothes.
To reduce waste I take all snacks and lunches in either recycled jars or pyrex containers. We don’t buy plastic wrap at out house and we use a locally made coverings called “Abeego” to cover leftovers in our fridge. http://www.abeego.ca/ The lunchskins looks awesome!
I’m so excited about this recipe! I would love to make these today and I am out of coconut milk…is there a dairy product that would sub for the coconut cream? I have milk, butter, sour cream,…oh, and i also have coconut oil. What do you think?
At our house, we reuse as much packaging as possible, drink out of jars, compost, and are learning to bring our reusable bags to the store. We also walk to our local grocery store several times a week for fresh meat, and produce. We would love to get the plastic baggies out of our house and win those lunchskins!
You can substitute with whole plain yogurt. Sour cream might work, but I would add just a tablespoon or so of milk to thin it out a bit so it’s more like the consistency of yogurt. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for your prompt reply!
Thanks for this recipe! I’ve got your cookbook and use it regularly and love to check out your new recipes and other tips on your blog!
To reduce waste I make sure to fill up a water bottle for my son and one for myself every night and put them in the refrigerator and then take them to work and put them in the refrigerator so they are ready for soccer practice etc. after work. It feels good not to have to buy water and throw away a water bottle every time my son has soccer practice or I have a workout.
We grow our own veggies and berries, compost, eat leftovers, recycle, use reusable grocery totes and produce bags, buy in bulk, avoid disposables (especially bottled water and other plastics), use a HE washer and other energy efficient appliances, avoid using air conditioning, can or freeze seasonal produce, combine trips to limit driving, mulch our lawn, use green cleaners and body products, buy local and organic whenever possible, and use cloth diapers. However, we still use plastic lunch sacks and paper napkins and this is something we are trying to get away from, so these bags would be very helpful!
I use reusable lunch sacks, glass containers, cloth napkins..
We cloth diaper, use reusable bags for grocery/normal shopping and try to use the reusable “ziplock” bags but don’t have enough to do it constantly. All of those would def help!!
I am using glass jars for EVERYTHING that I once used plastic for. I’ve become quite the glass jar hoarder! 🙂
I would die. D.I.E. if I won this! I keep eyeing these bad boys when I go to target!
I use cloth napkins and reusable bags!
I usually try to wash any plastic zip bags I use or take reusable containers. These would totally rock to replace that method.
I am trying to win these Lunchskins to eliminate plastic bags!
We no longer use plastic bags/baggies.
I have two re-usable lunch bags that are wearing out. I would love a new one…these look so cute. Thanks for the opportunity.
I have been wanting to try these!
I’ve been contemplating these for quite a while… They look useful!
We have taken steps to reduce waste by purchasing cloth napkins, have some lunch containers and reusable bags, and reusable bags for the grocery store. I have just added reusable produce bags to take to the grocery store to reduce the plastic bags we use even further.
We also reduce waste by trying to purchase items used from thrift/second hand store and garage sales!
I would love to try these! We use cloth napkins in our home instead of paper. It reduces waste and it looks nicer on the dinner table too!
These are cute, would love to try these.
One thing I have been meaning to get are these types of reusable bags, just haven’t yet! We already use rags for cleaning, cloth napkins and diapers, and use glass containers with lids instead of covering dishes with plastic wrap.
Thanks so much for the info. I would love to try these.
Meal planning helps me reduce waste – I buy only the food we need for the week.
This may have already been asked, but can coconut palm sugar or maple syrup be used in place of the honey?
Maple syrup should work just fine in these brownies.
I made these just as the recipe is written except I used regular semi-sweet chocolate chips (I know:( , but it’s all I had on hand) and they were quite good. I might heat one up with some raw cream, yummy. This recipe is SO much tastier than my last go at a grain-free dessert (not one of yours). Thanks, Carrie!
You’re welcome!
Made the brownies for Memorial day into a Brownie sundae cake…with 3 layers of brownie and 2 layers of ice cream and froze it…It looks fabulous and the brownies by the way are delicious!
ok, how do you wash these?? all by hand; that would looks like it would be a pain.
They are dishwasher safe, so I put them in the top rack and they clean up nicely.