Hidden Beet Brownies Recipe

What’s lurking under the fudgy chocolate in those brownies ?

Beets.

Many sneaky home bakers who whip vegetable purees into a variety of baked goods have claim that they are the perfect match of sweet and savory.

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Beets add moisture to baked goods without the addition of oil or butter, and they also add a natural sweetness according to The Kitchn website. Beets work well in chocolate desserts because they add moisture, yet the cocoa powder and chocolate mask any possible subtle earthy flavor

Want to try it? Start by baking the beets, even the day before. According to Early Morning Farm‘s website the fool-proof way is to chop off the top and bottom of each beet, rub them with olive oil, and then wrap them in foil. Bake at 350F for 45-60 min or more if necessary. A fork should slide very easily through the beets when done. The skins will slip easily off. Puree in a food processor or with an immersion blender. 3 small to medium beets should yield around 1 cup pureed beets.

Early Morning Farm’s Chocolate Beet Brownies Recipe

Ingredients (Partial List)

2-3 medium size cooked and pureed beets, to equal 1 cup
½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick), melted
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs

FULL RECIPE

Here are some beet brownie recipes from Instagram:

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Oh hell to the yes! Nothing better than testing a recipe out and getting it 100% first time round. Guys! These CHOCOLATE BEET BROWNIES, turned out so fudgey ? And the best bit? They’re grain free, sugar free, AND nut free ??‍♀️ Served slightly warm from the oven with a dollop of @coyo_organic natural yogurt on top and these will hit the spot any time of the day ?‍♀️ _ If you peep my stories I have a step by step on how I made them. Otherwise read below for the recipe. _ * 210g (2 small) beets, peeled and boiled * 1/3 cup @silverfernbrand chocolate protein powder * 1/3 cup cacao powder * 1/3 cup @brandlesslife coconut oil (5 fl oz) * 1/4 cup @silverfernbrand kakato sugar free sweetener * 3/4 cup @anthonysgoods cassava flour * 4 eggs * 1/4 cup water * 1/2 cup @knowfoods sugar free chocolate chips * 1 tsp vanilla * Dash sea salt * 1 tsp baking powder _ * Preheat oven to 350F bake, blend your beets in a blender or food processor, set aside. * Gently melt down the coconut oil and chocolate chips in a small saucepan, set aside. * Using an electric beater, whisk your eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. * Add in cacao, sweetener, protein powder, salt, baking powder, whisk some more. * Add in the cassava flour, water, melted chocolate mix and beets and stir well. * Transfer to a 9×9 baking tin heavily greased with coconut oil * Bake for 20-22 minutes * Remove from the oven and let cool before cutting into 9 squares. * Enjoy with a dollop of yogurt ?? _ #peanutheadeats #beetbrownies #grainfreebrownies #eatwellbewell #sugarfreedessert #nutfree #healthybrownies #chocolatebrownies #dairyfreerecipes #glutenfreedessert

A post shared by saphira (@peanut.head) on Nov 26, 2018 at 1:23pm PST

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after sweating it out at my favorite sunday morning workout class, my favorite thing to do bedore the week starts is bake up some treats! ? these HAZELNUT BEET BROWNIES have been on REPEAT, along with several other chocolate-full recipes because i’m simply obsessed?? got a lot of requests for this recipe the first time i made this recipe, so here it is after lots of testing! ?‍? let me know if you make them, i can’t wait to hear how you like! ♥️ . Hazelnut Beet Brownies . -8oz cooked beets -2 eggs -1/4c hazelnut butter (or nut/seed butter of choice) -2 tbsp neutral oil (avocado, coconut) -1/4c date syrup -1c oat flour -1/2c cocoa or cacao powder -1 tsp baking powder . preheat oven to 350f/180c. lightly grease an individual brownie pan (or regular muffin tin!) with oil or baking spray. add all ingredients to a food professor and blend until well mixed. divide batter and bake in preheated oven until toothpick comes out clean, 18 minutes for me! allow to cool slightly before devouring (the hardest part!) ?

A post shared by Livia (@livlabelfree) on Oct 13, 2019 at 10:19am PDT

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and for a little somethin homemade… BEET brownies. yes i went there. it was a good place, imma stay for a while. . . – 250 g chopped cooked beet – 3 eggs (flax egg might work) – 3 tbsp melted coconut oil – 1 tsp vanilla – 1/2 cup coconut sugar – 1/2 cup wheat flour – 2/3 cup cocoa powder – 1/2 tsp baking powder – 1/4 tsp salt Blend all, bake 20 min at 350F. #lazymotherbaker

A post shared by Lazy Mother Baker (@lazymotherbaker) on Feb 8, 2020 at 7:51pm PST