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24/02/2017

Chocolate Avocado Brownies

Also another great recipe to try coz not only it reduces the calories, it is so moist!! No need for oil too


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Most of the 'fats' or moistness comes from the avocado itself.

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I didn't go hard on the maple syrup but I should have coz it wasn't sweet enough. Then again, it would work well with vanilla ice cream.

I mainly used all the ingredients from this video:


But if you want the direct link to read, click here


Nutrients per brownie: Calories: 150; Total Fat: 5.2g Saturated Fat: 1.1g; Cholesterol: 60mg; Carbohydrate: 22.3g; Dietary Fiber: 4.9g; Sugars: 13.4g; Protein: 4.3g

Makes 9 pieces from an 8x8" tray



Ingredients
  • 1 large avocado 
  • 1/2 cup mashed banana 
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup 
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract 
  • 3 large eggs 
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour 
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt 
  • 1 tsp baking soda (Use baking powder instead)
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips (omitted this and just sprinkled some almonds)
Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350 and grease an 8x8” baking dish. 
  2. In a food processor or blender, combine; avocado, banana, maple syrup, and vanilla. 
  3. Transfer to a large bowl and add in eggs, coconut flour, cocoa powder, sea salt, and baking powder until combined. 
  4. Pour mixture into the greased baking dish and sprinkle with chocolate chips or almonds. 
  5. Bake for about 25 minutes. 
  6. Allow to cool and enjoy! 


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