Healthy brownies

Adapted from Move Nourish Believe

The Move Nourish Believe website cleverly called these ‘heart beet’ brownies. Pretty cute, since these contain lovely beetroot and can be garnished with edible organic roses. Make these on Valentine’s Day as a guilt-free treat for your lover.

Time

1 hour 10 minutes total: 25 minutes attended, 45 minutes unattended

Storage notes

Best served immediately, however, they can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days

Difficulty

moderate

Yield

640 g (servings 16 )

Ingredients

Weight

Volume

Procedure

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Preheat oven to 180°C / 356°F.

Water

2000 g

2 litres

Salt

25 g

1⅖ tbsp

Bring to boil in a saucepan large enough to comfortably hold the beetroot.

Beetroot

500 g

2 large

Add to pan and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.

Drain and leave to cool, about 30 minutes.

Wearing gloves, peel the outer skin.

Chop roughly.

Blend to a fine paste.

Transfer to a muslin-lined bowl. Wrap up the paste so it can be wrung.

Extract 30 g of juice and set aside. Reserve paste; you should have 320 g.

Eggs, whole

150 g

3 large

Sugar, rapadura

100 g

½ cup

Vanilla, extract

10 g

2 tsp

Beat on high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Fold in the beetroot mixture C.

Almond meal

35 g

½ cup

Walnuts, roughly chopped

50 g

1½ oz

Cacao, raw

75 g

¾ cup

Baking powder

4 g

1 tsp

Fold into mixture D.

Transfer to 7.874" / 20 cm x 7.874" / 20 cm baking tin and bake for 25 minutes. The mixture should be still slightly gooey in the middle. Allow to cool.

Coconut oil, melted to liquid

60 g

4 tbsp

Beetroot juice

30 g

2 tbsp

Combine.

Drizzle over brownies E.

Edible flowers, such as organic rose petals (optional)

as needed

Garnish.

Adapted: 2015.

Notes

We find these brownies are best served soon after being made. After a night in the fridge, the beetroot flavour is exaggerated and can be a little overwhelming. Be prepared: even when they are freshly baked, these brownies do not appeal to everybody’s taste.

Making ahead

Boil and peel the beets; store in the fridge until ready to use.

Nutrition

Serving size 40 g; calories 76.4 kcal, kilojoules 319.8 kJ, protein 1.7 g, carbohydrates 5.6 g, sugar 5.4 g, fat 5.2 g, saturated fat 2.5 g, unsaturated fat 2 g, trans fat 0 g, fiber 0.7 g, cholesterol 23.2 mg,

Type brownie

Author bhsimon

Yield

Servings

Serving size 40 g

Serve	Per serve
Energy (kcal)	76.4
Energy (kJ)	319.8
Protein (g)	1.7
Fat (g)	5.2
Carbs (g)	5.6
Sugars (g)	5.4
Fiber (g)	0.7
Sodium (mg)	436.4
Cholesterol (mg)	23.2

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