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?
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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!
- 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
- - Pre-heat your oven at 350. Line a parchment paper on a baking sheet. Reserve
- - On a flat surface, mash your avocado with a fork till it become a smooth paste. Transfer it in a mixing bowl.
- - 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.
- - 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.
I like that one!
100% going to try this! When I have I’ll tweet some photo’s. Thank you Ariel.
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 !