Caribbean Brownies
- 5 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 sugar
- 1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 bananas
- 1/3 cup natural peanut butter (all peanuts, no additives)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chip
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
- Place baking rack in upper 1/3 of oven.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease 8X8 or 9X9 baking pan.
- Sprinkle nuts to cover bottom of pan.
- Sprinkle mini-chips to cover nuts.
- Melt chocolate and butter together (Melt in microwave 2 minutes on 70% power) Set aside chocolate to cool.
- Set aside flour in measuring cup.
- Place remaining ingredients in food processor and blend 2 minutes on high.
- When chocolate mixture is cool add to food processor and blend until smooth.
- Add flour as processor runs on low.
- (Be quick and blend only until flour is in incorporated and no white streaks are visible.) Do not overbeat.
- Pour mixture into pan.
- Smooth batter to level and eliminate air pockets.
- Bake 20-30 minutes.
- Brownies are done if the top bounces back when touched with a finger.
- Let stand 5 minutes.
- Turn out onto cooling rack.
- (The top becomes the bottom so the chips make a frosting.) Cut into squares with a sharp knife.
baking chocolate, butter, flour, eggs, sugar, splenda sugar substitute, vanilla, salt, bananas, natural peanut butter, chocolate chip, nuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caribbean-brownies-24460 (may not work)