You may have entered the new year with the resolution to eat healthier, but luckily for you, these healthier chocolate brownies do not have to be left in 2016. Made from healthy alternatives that include applesauce, maple syrup, and — most excitingly — avocados, this recipe fits great with your "New Year, New Me" promise.
While typically spread on toast, mashed it into guacamole, or used to top off eggs, avocados have proven to be a fan favorite when it comes to healthy snacks, and these brownies are no exception.
Avocado Brownies
- Prep Time:10 secs
- Cook Time:25 secs
- Total Time:35 secs
- Servings:16
- Easy
- 1 large avocado
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened dutch-processed cocoa powder*
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Ingredients
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Step 1
In a blender, combine avocado, applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla.
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Step 2
Add these ingredients to a large bowl and whisk in eggs.
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Step 3
Add in coconut flour, cocoa powder, sea salt and baking soda and stir until well-combined.
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Step 4
Grease baking dish with coconut oil and add batter.
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Step 5
Place in oven to bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes.
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Step 6
Let cool before serving.