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Better beetroot brownies
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Better beetroot brownies

12 ingredients 15 min Serves 12 openrecipes
Better beetroot brownies

Nutritious beetroot adds sweetness and juiciness to this healthier squidgy chocolate traybake - swap butter for rapeseed oil to lower the saturated fat too

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

775
Calories
21g
Protein
18g
Fat
126g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Beetroot not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500g whole raw beetroot , washed
  • 100ml rapeseed oil
  • 250g good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa, dairy-free if you want, chopped)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 140g plain flour
  • 75g cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 50g walnut pieces , roughly chopped
  • 100g icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp beetroot juice

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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