Beetroot Brownies with Walnuts
January 29th, 2009 by Margot[adapted from Guardian website]
INGREDIENTS
250g unsalted butter
250g dark chocolate – 70% cocoa (broken into pieces)
250g cooked and peeled beetroot (grated)
1 cup golden caster sugar
1 cup self rising flour
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or optionally pecans or hazelnuts
3-4 eggs
some more butter to grease the tins
EQUIPMENT
whisk (I used both: hand whisk and hand blender with whisk end)
2 smaller or 1 large (about A4 size) baking tray, at least 3 cm high
baking paper
skewer to test if brownies are ready
METHOD
Preheat oven to 170°C (338°F). Grease baking tins and line them with baking paper, grease some more.
In a small saucepan melt chocolate and butter, let it cool down a little bit.
In a mixing bowl whisk eggs with sugar until creamy. Combine with chocolate mixture. Fold in also flour, then walnuts and beetroots. Pour the batter into baking tin(s).
Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until skewer comes out almost clean.
Let it cool down completely before cuting into squares.
Make about 15-20 portions.
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January 29th, 2009 at 11:29
These look so good! YUM YUM:)!!
January 29th, 2009 at 13:08
That is an interesting use of beet root, I would have never thought of that. They look great and am interested in trying them.
January 29th, 2009 at 15:03
Bless you sweetheart. I bought beets just today to bake a chocolate cake & then changed my mind when I saw 1 cake with 250gms butter. This does look better with an A4 X 2 portion, Margot. Tomorrow here I come!
January 29th, 2009 at 19:05
how cool! i’ve never heard of these before!
January 29th, 2009 at 19:29
I have made a beetroot and chocolate cake, but never thought of Brownie size…..I think I can con the family!!!
January 30th, 2009 at 13:12
What a nice way to enjoy some beets!
January 30th, 2009 at 14:27
I love the flowers! Are those real?
January 30th, 2009 at 14:48
Thank you for all the comments
Erin – those flowers are made of paper… came with some teddy bear ages ago and end up in my box with nonsense I’m using for photographs
January 30th, 2009 at 18:08
Talk about getting your kids to eat their veggies!
January 30th, 2009 at 21:23
These look very moist and delicious! I’ve made a chocolate beetroot cake before (and it was pretty good) but brownies would be spectacular I think!
January 30th, 2009 at 22:03
What a great idea to have beetroots in a brownie. Adds a nice healthy touch to it.
January 30th, 2009 at 23:04
Hon, your brownies came out so perfectly.
January 31st, 2009 at 03:33
Sounds delicious!
January 31st, 2009 at 05:55
I’ve never thought to put vegies in brownies other than fruits. Great idea. Worth to try!
February 2nd, 2009 at 15:01
Margot your brownies look delicious!xGreat way of adding veggies for the kids to eat
Rosie x
February 10th, 2009 at 03:41
Wow. These just look and sound so good. What a great idea!