Healthier Brownies With Avocado

Ingredients

• 1 avocado (ripe, medium to large)
• 1 banana (ripe, medium (about 1/2 cup))
• 1/2 cup maple syrup ((I've also used half maple syrup and half honey and that worked well too))
• 2 large eggs (lightly whisked)
• 1/2 cup plain flour (+ 2 tablespoons (this is around 80 grams))
• 1 teaspoon baking soda ((UK = bicarbonate of soda))
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 7 ounces dark chocolate (I like 70% cocoa)
• 1/2 teaspoon oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare pan and oven.: Line a 8x8 inch (or equivalent) baking tin/pan with baking paper and set aside. Preheat the oven to 345F/175C.

2. 2

   Blend avocado and banana.: Blend the avocado and banana together in a small food processor. Or mash well with a fork.

3. 3

   Melt chocolate.: Melt half of the chocolate (3.5 oz/100 gr) in the microwave in 30-second bursts. Let cool slightly.

4. 4

   Add rest of wet ingredients.: In a large bowl, whisk the eggs into the avocado and banana mixture with a whisk or fork. Then whisk in the maple syrup and cocoa.

5. 5

   Stir in melted chocolate and dry ingredients.: Slowly pour and whisk in the melted chocolate. Then stir in the flour, baking soda and salt with a spatula until just combined.

6. 6

   Pour into pan and bake.: Smooth the batter out into the prepared pan. Bake for 17 minutes or a little longer (a minute at a time) until the top of the brownies are just set and a skewer poked into the centre comes out a bit sticky (but not with runny raw batter on).

7. 7

   Let cool. Spread chocolate over top. Cut into brownies.: Let the cake cool for a while on a wire rack. Then melt the rest of the chocolate with about ½ teaspoon oil. Pour over the brownies. Leave to set for a while, then slice into 16 brownies.