Healthy Chocolate Beetroot Brownies (Red Velvet)
Red Velvet brownies with beets and green banana flour. A healthy, low calorie brownie you can feel good about. Prebiotic, gluten free, dairy free option, vegan option.
Servings 16
Calories 108kcal
Ingredients
- 2 beets cooked and cooled
- 2 eggs room temperature (or try flax egg or vegan liquid egg replacer)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/8 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup green banana flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp dark dairy free chocolate chips or cacao nibs for the top
For Optional Cream Cheese Glaze
- 2 tbsp cream cheese
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese
- 2 tbsp almond milk to thin
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
To Roast Beets
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Wash and remove stems of the beets. Place them on tin foil, wrap tightly and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 425 F for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, unwrap the tin foil and cool 20 minutes. Carefully peel the skin from the beets and slice into chunks.
For the Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350 F and grease an 8×8 square pan.
- Blend all of your ingredients, except chocolate chips or nibs, in a food processor, blender, or Nutribullet until fully blended and smooth. If you are making the glaze, mix or blend this separately and set aside.
- Pour the batter to the greased baking pan and bake at 350 F for 22-25 minutes until set. Do not over bake.
- Remove from the oven, and sprinkle chocolate chips or cacao nibs to the top of the brownies and let cool before cutting.
- Drizzle with optional cream cheese glaze to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1.2g | Fat: 7.4g | Potassium: 115mg