Healthy Beetroot Chocolate Brownies
Luscious 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!
Servings: 12 bars
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 or dairy free chocolate chips
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!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 167mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 44IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg