Recipe No 561 brownie Adapted 2015

Healthy brownies

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.

Adapted from Move Nourish Believe

Time

Prep:

Total:

Difficulty
moderate
Yield
16 serves • 640 g
Metric Imperial

Processes

  • —
  1. 01
    Preheat oven to 180°C / 355°F.

  • Water (2 ℓ)
    2000 g
  • Salt
    25 g
  1. 02
    Bring to boil in a saucepan large enough to comfortably hold the beetroot.

  • Beetroot (2 large)
    500 g
  1. 03
    Add to pan and cook until tender, about .
  2. 04
    Drain and leave to cool, about .
  3. 05
    Wearing gloves, peel the outer skin.
  4. 06
    Chop roughly.
  5. 07
    Blend to a fine paste.
  6. 08
    Transfer to a muslin-lined bowl. Wrap up the paste so it can be wrung.
  7. 09
    Extract 30 g / 1.1 oz of juice and set aside. Reserve paste; you should have 320 g / 11.5 oz.

  • Eggs, whole (3 large)
    150 g
  • Sugar, rapadura (½ cup)
    100 g
  • Vanilla, extract (2 tsp)
    10 g
  1. 10
    Beat on high until light and fluffy, about .
  2. 11
    Fold in the beetroot mixture .

  • Almond meal (½ cup)
    35 g
  • Walnuts, roughly chopped
    50 g
  • Cacao, raw (¾ cup)
    75 g
  • Baking powder (1 tsp)
    4 g
  1. 12
    Fold into mixture .
  2. 13
    Transfer to 20 cm / 7⅞" x 20 cm / 7⅞" baking tin and bake for . The mixture should be still slightly gooey in the middle. Allow to cool.

  • Coconut oil, melted to liquid (¼ cup)
    60 g
  • Beetroot juice (2 tbsp)
    30 g
  1. 14
    Combine.
  2. 15
    Drizzle over brownies .

  • Edible flowers, such as organic rose petals (optional)
    as needed
  1. 16
    Garnish.

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.

Storing

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

Categorisation

Category
brownie
Meal
dessert
Cuisine
international
Diet
healthy vegetarian
Tags
beetroot healthy valentine valentines