from: http://www.plantea.com/chocolatebeetbrownies.htm
these brownies are rich, chewy and secretly nutritious!
1/2 cup butter (or 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup applesauce)
4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
4 eggs
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 cup applesauce
1 tsp. vanilla
1-1/2 cup unbleached white flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup cooked beets or 15 oz. can beets packed in water, drained and mashed;
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1/2 cup wheat germ
Melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Set aside to cool. In a separate bowl, beat eggs until light in color and foamy. Add sugar and vanilla and continue beating until well creamed. Stir in chocolate mixture, followed by applesauce and beets. Sift together flour, salt, spices and baking powder and stir into creamed mixture. Fold in wheat germ and almonds. Turn into greased 9×13-inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares.
While I had fun developing the chocolate beet recipe, it’s a treat to see the expression on people’s faces when I tell them what’s in the recipe. – a note from the author of this recipe.
Julia’s beet idea for brownies: confession: usually when I bake it’s 100% from scratch, and it’s not necessarily low fat. But I confess I tried the ‘no fudge’ brownie mix from Trader Joe’s (just add vanilla yogurt, mix, and bake. Really). It was fudgy and a bit hit in my house. So I tried it again and this time added a whole cup of golden beet puree. It was too beety, even for me. So: I tried *again* with 2/3 cup beet puree. Success!
Julia’s Cheating Brownies
1 box “No Fudge Brownie Mix” available at Trader Joe’s and possibly other retailers.
2/3 cup vanilla yogurt, as instructed on their box. (ok, I used plain lowfat because it’s what I had: it was fine!)
2/3 cup beet puree (boiled beets, pureed in a food processor)
Mix altogether, and bake as instructed on the brownie package mix.