Avocado chocolate brownies

Name: Avocado chocolate brownies
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 16 squares
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250 g chocolate - we used Galaxy; 150 g butter; 1 avocado - halved, pitted and mashed until smooth; 3 eggs; 120 g light brown sugar; 60 g self raising flour; 1/4 tsp baking powder; pinch salt

Susy Wall @singing_chef

West Midlands, UK

I had an avocado in the fridge that was a little past its best and so thought it was time to finally make this recipe that I picked up from a Macmillan coffee morning. I adapted the recipe by reducing the amount of sugar and thought it worked better with brown sugar than caster.
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Susy Wall @singing_chef

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Ingredients

40 minutes

16 squares

250 gchocolate - we used Galaxy
150 gbutter
1avocado - halved, pitted and mashed until smooth
3eggs
120 glight brown sugar
60 gself raising flour
1/4 tspbaking powder
pinchsalt

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Preheat the oven 180˚ c. Line a rectangular tin with baking paper.
2

Melt the chocolate and butter. You can do this in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Alternatively, heat on medium in the microwave, stirring after a minute each time.
3

Whisk the eggs and sugar for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy then mix then mix in the avocado puree until smooth.
4

Add the melted chocolate to the eggs and stir until mixed. Now add the flour, baking powder and salt and stir gently until fully combined.
5

Pour the mixture into the lined dish and bake in the oven for approx 30 minutes.
6

Remove from the oven and allow to cool before cutting into squares.