CHOCOLATE BEET BROWNIES
Source of Recipe
From Nancy's Kitchen Recipe Exchange Newsletter for July 23-24, 2006
Recipe Introduction
These brownies are rich, chewy and secretly
nutritious!
List of Ingredients
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 (15 oz.) can beets packed in water, drained
and mashed; or 1 cup cooked beets
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1/2 cup wheat germRecipe
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 9x13-inch pan and bake at 350
degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Cool before
cutting into squares.
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