Avocado Brownies
Fudgy brownies made with mashed avocado in place of most of the butter.
Photograph credit: Cocoa Avocado Brownies, June 2010 by Janet Hudson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Storing and Planning Ahead
Keeps in the fridge for 3 days.
How to Make Avocado Brownies
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Heat the oven to 175°C / 345°F and line a 20 cm square tin. Melt the chocolate and cool for 5 minutes.
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Blend the avocado flesh and melted chocolate in a food processor for 1 minute until completely smooth.
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Beat in the sugar, eggs and vanilla, then fold in the flour, cocoa and salt. Spread in the tin.
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Bake for 28 minutes. Cool completely, chill for 1 hour and cut into 16.
Tips for Success
- Use very ripe avocados.
- Blend until no flecks remain.
- If your oven runs hot, check at 22 minutes.
- Chill before cutting.
Why the Method Is What It Is
Autumn is when avocados come into their best, and so, oddly, is this brownie. The fruit takes the place of butter and gives a dense, silky, fudgy crumb.
Use avocados that are properly ripe and dark, so that the flesh mashes to a smooth cream with no stringy bits. Blend them with the melted chocolate in a food processor for a full minute. Any lumps of avocado will show as green flecks. Blend until nothing is left to see.
Beat in the sugar and eggs, then fold in the flour and cocoa. The batter is thicker than usual brownie batter, and should be spread into the tin with a spatula. A brownie that is much stiffer than this will bake dry.
Bake at 175°C / 345°F for 28 minutes. If your oven runs hot, check at 22 minutes. The top should be set and the middle soft. Cool completely and chill for an hour. The avocado gives a faint green tinge to the crumb but no taste.
Serving Ideas
Cold milk · Fresh raspberries · Hot coffee · Vanilla ice cream
Questions About Avocado Brownies
How long does Avocado Brownies take to make?
15 minutes of preparation and 28 minutes of cooking, plus 1 hour of Chilling, so allow 1 hour 43 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 16.
Nutrition per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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