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Avocado Brownies! ….no brownie pan needed!

May 19, 2015 by Ariel 3 Comments

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Have you ever woken up from an amazing night of sleep craving something terrible?

Here I was, 7:30am, in my kitchen baking brownies and trying to find a way to avoid using any oil or butter because it’s not because I want to pig out on brownies at 7:30am that I want to gain a million pounds.

Did you know you can substitute avocado for butter using a 1 : 1 ratio in your baked goods and get the same result?

O_O

 YES YOU CAN!! …and these bad boys are the perfect example that it is possible to bake without butter or oil.  Pillow soft (80% cake like and 20% fudge like), not too sweet and a perfectly balanced dark chocolate taste for the fancy palate.

I have topped mine with simple, sliced almonds but add a little sugar glaze on top and they become out of this world!

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Baking Sheet Brownies!
 
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Prep time
7 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
27 mins
 
....yup, no brownie pan needed!
Author: ZestyandSpicy.com
Recipe type: Desert
Cuisine: Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 small, ripen avocado (makes about ½ cup of mashed avocado)
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup of maple syrup
  • ¼ cup of cane sugar
  • ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon of baking soda
  • ⅓ cup of RAW cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup of all purpose flour
  • ½ cup of sliced almonds for the garnish
Instructions
  1. - Pre-heat your oven at 350. Line a parchment paper on a baking sheet. Reserve
  2. - On a flat surface, mash your avocado with a fork till it become a smooth paste. Transfer it in a mixing bowl.
  3. - Add the cane sugar and egg in the bowl and whisk well. Add the rest of the ingredients except the almonds, mix well till the mixture become smooth again.
  4. - Transfer on your baking sheet (it will form a nice circle) and spread your sliced almonds on top. Bake in you're pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes. Let cool down completely before cutting.
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Filed Under: Brownies, Recipes, Sweets Tagged With: almonds, avocados, baking soda, brownies, dessert, raw cocoa powder, recipe, sweet

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Comments

  1. 1094513 says

    June 1, 2015 at 11:41 pm

    I like that one!

    Reply
  2. Raymund says

    December 18, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    100% going to try this! When I have I’ll tweet some photo’s. Thank you Ariel.

    Reply
  3. Jean-Pierre says

    January 27, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    Nice version of an old classic. I prefer my brownies a little denser but still a great idea to use avocados in a dessert. Thanks Ariel !

    Reply

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