Name: Chocolate brownies
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 25g low-fat vegetable spread; 250g cooked beetroot (in water); 1 tsp instant coffee granules dissolved in 1 tsp water; 2 medium eggs, beaten; half tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 100g ground almonds; 50g plain wholemeal flour; 50g cocoa powder; 10 tsp granulated artificial sweetener; half tsp baking powder

These moist brownies are perfect for afternoon tea.

Serves

Prep

15 minutes

Cook

15 minutes

Nutrition information

Each 60g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal: 167
Carbs: 13.5g
Fibre: 1.9g
Protein: 5.9g
Fat: 9.7g
(Medium)
Saturates: 2.8g
(Medium)
Sugars: 9.0g
(Medium)
Salt: 0.22g
(Medium)

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Ingredients

100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
25g low-fat vegetable spread
250g cooked beetroot (in water)
1 tsp instant coffee granules dissolved in 1 tsp water
2 medium eggs, beaten
half tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp maple syrup
100g ground almonds
50g plain wholemeal flour
50g cocoa powder
10 tsp granulated artificial sweetener
half tsp baking powder

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Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Grease a 20 x 20cm baking tin and line with greaseproof paper.

Step 2

Melt the chocolate and low-fat spread in a bowl, set over a pan of simmering water or in the microwave, stirring often. Leave to cool a little.

Step 3

Pat away any excess liquid from the beetroot with kitchen paper. Place in a liquidiser with the dissolved coffee, eggs, vanilla extract and maple syrup. Blend until puréed.

Step 4

Add the ground almonds, flour, cocoa powder, sweetener and baking powder and blend until well combined.

Step 5

Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth over the top with a spoon. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the top is firm and a skewer inserted into the middle of the brownie comes out with sticky crumbs attached, but isn't liquid.

Step 6

Leave to cool for 15 minutes, cut into squares or rectangles and serve.

Recipe tips

You can make fruity brownies by adding 2 tbsp raisins, or try adding 2 tbsp of chopped walnuts or flaked almonds.
Freezing instructions: Suitable for freezing once cooked. Freeze in individually wrapped portions. Defrost for 2 hours in the fridge or in the microwave on a low/defrost setting.