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!
August 29th, 2010 at 07:06
I made these and I used 1/2 cup of coconut oil in place of butter and tofu in place of the eggs (I am vegan) and blended some leftover steel cuts from breakfast in with the beets. The brownies turned out lovely and I will be making them again soon!