Beetroot And Chocolate Brownies
- 2/3 pound beets peeled
- 1 13/16 cups chocolate 70% cacao
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 3/4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
- Place beets in a saucepan and cover with water.
- Cook for about 10 minutes.
- Drain well and chop.
- Squeeze chopped beets to remove excess water.
- Preheat oven to 180u0b0C (approximately 350u0b0F).
- Coarsely chop 100 grams of chocolate.
- Set aside.
- Mince remaining 200 grams of chocolate.
- In a bowl, mix 200 grams minced chocolate, butter, beets, and vanilla extract.
- Beat well.
- In another bowl, add eggs and sugar.
- Beat mixture until creamy and fluffy.
- Add flour, baking powder and cocoa.
- Mix well.
- Mix egg mixture and beet mixture together and stir well.
- Add 100 grams of chopped chocolate and pumpkin seeds.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, pour batter into pan and bake for about 35 minutes.
- Do not over bake.
- Remove from oven, let cool and cut into squares.
- Dust with powdered sugar, to taste.
beets, chocolate, unsalted butter, vanilla, eggs, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, pumpkin seeds
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Beetroot-and-Chocolate-Brownies-2056225 (may not work)