Luscious Gluten Free Red Velvet Beet Brownies! Made secretly healthy with beets, these brownies are rich, dark and chocolatey. Exactly the way brownies are meant, only healthier and a weight loss friendly recipe!
I still hate beets, but apparently I need to eat more of them for my liver and kidneys so I've been eating a lot of Beet Hummus No Tahini and single serve Red Velvet Brownies these days.
Now I've been obsessed with these beetroot chocolate brownies. They're to die for and you can't taste the beets!
Last year I was diagnosed with stage 2 kidney disease which isn't serious, but if it progresses to stage 3 I'll have to see a specialists and probably be given a bunch of pills.
I want to avoid that so I'm doing everything I can diet wise to prevent that from happening. Like I need another health issue!
Many things can cause kidney disease. In my case, my doctor suspects it's from taking too many meds for all my conditions throughout the years. Who knows with my goofy body.
If you watch my Facebook live videos, you hear me talking a lot about keeping the liver and kidneys running optimally. If they're not, you can't lose weight, you can't balance fat loss hormones and the list goes on and on. Liver is very important!
I dedicate weight loss program for midlife women for balancing fat loss hormones. I teach women over 35 who have 20 to 50 or more pounds to lose how to eat to keep these hormones balanced and keep cravings away so they can enjoy one healthy beet brownie and feel satsified.
This is so important for fat loss otherwise you're constantly battling cravings and hunger.
So yes, I hate beets! But they're good to sneak in every now and then for some extra support for those very important organs, and I've found another way to eat them.
Red Velvet Beet Brownies! Because if you can't love a vegetable, you might as well turn it into a rich and fudgy dark chocolate brownie. Yes?
Now, I'm know what you're wondering. Don't these taste like beets? Not to worry! Trust me, if there were any hint of beet in these healthy brownies I wouldn't be able to eat them.
The other ingredients hide the beets. However, those beets are absolutely necessary for giving the brownies their fluffy, moist texture. Very important when it comes to brownie making!
These Red Velvet Beet Brownies are loaded with healthy fats, protein, antioxidants, and taste freaking fabulous. Is that sneaky nutrition or what? MUAHAHAHA!!!
Did I mention they taste amazing? Oh yeah, I did. Well, I'm reminding you! They're fudgy, creamy and melt in your mouth. It was pure agony waiting for them to cool in the pan before diving in.
Moral of the story. Don't write off a vegetable until you've roasted the heck out of it and stuffed it inside almond, cocoa and dark chocolate. 'Cuz what doesn't go well with chocolate?
Healthy Beetroot Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- 2 beets
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/8 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips for the top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Wash and remove stems of the beets. Place them on tin foil, wrap tightly and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 425 F 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, unwrap the tin foil and cool 20 minutes. Carefully peel the skin from the beets and slice into quarters.
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a 8x8 square baking dish with a small amount of cooking spray.
- Place beets with all ingredients (except chocolate chips) in a food processor or blender. Blend on high until beets are broken down and all ingredients are fully blended. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan.
- Bake at 350 F 22-25 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted clean into the center.
- Remove from the oven, add chocolate chips to the top of the brownies and cool 30 minutes in the pan before slicing into 16 bars.
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Notes
- If you love this recipe, check out my low calorie cookbook for more delicious recipes and weight loss tips!
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Made these for a gluten free friend and he said they were the best gluten free dessert he ever had. Didn’t have vanilla extract so replaced it with 2 dates, and left out the coconut flour. Prepackaged cooked and peeled beets are a time saver as well. Thank you for the recipe.
I love that you used precooked beets. Such a time saver and I'm so glad you like them! These brownies are the best.
I love beets so much. And I always chocolate beet brownies. Thanks for the red velvet brownie idea. This dish is perfect for our weekend. My family will love this brownie.
I don't like beets either, so I roasted 2 to use in a sweet recipe. I had another one picked out but decided to search one more time before baking. The "evil laugh" caught my attention, as did the ingredients - no double boiler, and only a little maple syrup instead of a cup of sugar. Mine came out very moist with a cake-like consistency. These taste earthy, but not overly so. I think they are perfect. Thanks for the recipe!
Glad you liked them and good substitutions too!
could I sub a different flour for the almond flour?
You could try oat flour or whole wheat. I haven't tried them, but thinking they should work.
I've made a double batch can they be frozen I am using them for lunch boxes
Not sure whether or not they will freeze. Let me know how it works!
I'm eating roasted golden beets while reading this hahahaha
LOL! Now you just need brownies. Maybe after the challenge is over?
I'm not gunna lie, I'm sceptical about this whole beets in sweet baked goods.
BUT those brownies do look phenomenal. I'm saving this recipe for later!
Like I said, I HATE beets and I love these. It's the only way I've been able to get myself to eat them.
I still can't believe you don't like beets... not that I have room to judge. I hate mashed potatoes. That's shit is WEIRD!
These brownies sound legit. Vega's favorite cake is red velvet... wonder if I could sneak this by her...
Potatoes...OMG!?! Roast them for a really long time. It burns out the dirt taste. Haha!
Beets come in a range of sizes. This calls for two beets but no indication of size or weight. How much?
You need about 3/4 cup pureed beets. Two small beets will generally yield that. There isn't an exact weight and honestly, it's not necessary. The recipe is very forgiving and will absorb any slight excess.
GAH! I can just imagine slathering a thick layer of vanilla frosting between two of these and taking a GINORMOUS BITE! 😉
OMG...totally having a mental imagine right now girl!
It's hard to believe that these have beets in them! They look sooooo fudgey and delicious 🙂
I know, right?!?
These look really good. I happen to love beets and am always looking for yummy ways to get in healthy fats. So win win for me! Sorry about your kidney disease!
This is perfect. Hope you like the recipe!
I have tried other baked goods with beets in them and they were just nasty because I could totally taste the beets. These sound like the perfect compromise -- added nutrition, but no beet flavor! 🙂
The good news about kidney issues is that now you have an excuse to eat more of THESE! 🙂
Have a great week, Megan!
I think the trick is roasting the beets really long and loading them up with a bunch of chocolate doesn't hurt either. Hope you give them a try friend!
If you've got to eat beets, in brownies is definitely the way to do it!! These look so delicious - wish I had one right now!
You are so right girl!
HMMMMMM My GFR has always been very low for my age, I'll have to look into the beets thing! I'm not a fan of beets either but I am DEFINITELY a fan of BROWNIES!
Ask our doctor. She's the one who talked to me about it last week.
Love beets, love chocolate, yes to this... but how come I didn't remember about the kidney disease!? When did this happen?
I really haven't talked about it. I obviously have a lot of medical stuff and don't wanna bring people down.