Chocolate Beetroot Brownies

Beetroot is such a lush vegetable with its bright and vibrant colour that lends a whole new personality to any dish it finds itself in. While a lot of us enjoy the delightful beetroot, there are also those of us who merely just put up with it for nutrient value. But what if you could find a way truly enjoy it? Can you really have your cake, and eat it too? Roasted beetroot within a chocolate base with chocolate bits and a chocolate topping is not just purely divine, but also takes the idea of a healthy brownie to a whole other level. If you think I'm pulling your leg, you’ve definitely got to try this!

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Ingredients

For the roast beetroot

  • 1 cup beetroot, diced

  • Drizzle of olive oil

For the flour mix

  • 1 cup ground almonds

  • 1/2 cup white spelt

  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • Pinch of salt

For the wet mix

  • 1/2 cup maple syrup

  • 1/2 cup olive oil

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1/4 cup almond milk

Add-ins

  • 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped

  • 1/3 cup dark chocolate, chopped

For the topping

  • 90g dark chocolate, melted

Method of Preparation

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C fan.

  2. Toss the beetroot with a drizzle of olive oil and transfer to a lined baking tray. Roast for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, and allow it to cool.

  3. Mix all the ingredients for the flour mix in a bowl, and set aside.

  4. Once cooled, add the roast beetroot + all the ingredients for the wet mix to a food processor and blend well. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Fold in the flour mix gently till it comes together. Then fold in the add-ins. Transfer to a lined brownie tin. Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

  5. Melt the chocolate for the topping in a double boiler. Once the brownie base has cooled, top with a generous helping of melted chocolate and spread evenly. Transfer to the fridge for ~1 hour till the chocolate sets. Cut into squares, and store in an airtight box.

  6. Enjoy as is, any time of day. If you’d like to take it up a notch, serve warm with some vanilla ice cream!