How to pimp brownies?

Crushed potato chips, pretzels, and salted nuts stirred in or sprinkled on before baking can add textural interest, plus a little savoriness that can make the rich chocolate flavor more pronounced. A shower of sea salt or flaky salt like Maldon over baked brownies before slicing makes for a dramatic, sparkly finish.

Did I put too much butter in my brownies?

How can you tell if you've used too much? Too much butter in your baked goods would give them different texture (flat, greasy..) .

What does adding an extra egg to brownie mix do?

If you opt to add more eggs, say double the amount, something interesting happens. Even though you are adding more moisture, the air bubbles that you catch in the extra eggs add volume, which decreases the density of your final product . This makes your brownies rise and gives them a much more cake-like texture.

How to jazz up boxed brownies?

Add nuts – Add a handful of finely chopped pecans or walnuts if you love brownies with nuts. Add mix ins – Jazz up a basic brownie mix with chopped mini peanut butter cups, white chocolate chunks, or your favorite chopped up candy bar . Add a swirl – Swirl in spoonfuls of peanut butter or Nutella before baking.

What makes brownies fudgy vs cakey?

Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones . So add more fat—in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you're going fudgy or cakey.

Is melted butter or softened butter better for brownies?

If you want a fudgy chocolate brownie, use melted butter . For cakey brownies, beating softened butter and sugar together to create air pockets will make your brownies lighter and cakier.

Should you chill brownie batter before baking?

In addition to keeping your brownie mix fresh, refrigerating brownie batter can also help boost the overall texture and flavor of the treat . Refrigerating helps improve the gloss and crustiness of brownies while simultaneously blending the flavors—the result? — brownie that tastes much richer and chewier.

What can you add to brownies to make them better?

One change is to use milk or heavy cream instead of water . This change will make brownies more moist and gooey since milk is more fatty and flavorful than water. A second change is to use butter instead of oil. For similar reasons to using milk, butter adds a rich and more decadent quality to the batter.

How do you upgrade brownies?

Adding a layer of cream cheese, marshmallow fluff, caramel, or peanut butter goes a long way towards turning a mix into something special. You can add this layer before or after baking the brownies.

What is the best way to cool brownies?

If the recipe you're using gives instructions for a specific cooling method, follow it and wait for your brownies to cool completely. If there aren't specific instructions, leave the brownies in the pan, put the pan on a rack and let them cool completely (which means a 2 to 3 hour wait).

Beet Brownies - vegan recipe - Two Spoons (2024)

May 28, 2021(Last updated Oct 18, 2023)by Hannah Sunderani

Beet Brownies

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Hiya Friends! Today I’m sharing this delicious recipe for beet brownies! This recipe is so fudgy, decadent, and chocolatey. You won’t believe we’ve snuck beets into the batter! In fact, it’s one of my favourite brownie recipes I’ve ever made. The texture is spot on for a delicious tasting brownie recipe that you’ll create time and again.

This recipe proves that cooking with beets has never been sweeter. Beets and chocolate go together so well!

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“This recipe is genius! My husband don’t love beets, he will eat them but doesn’t care too much for them, but he loved these brownies! Delicious!”-Kyrstal

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So, let me tell you exactly how to make these beet brownies, so that you can enjoy them pronto.

Beet Brownies

This beet brownie recipe is:

moist
chocolatey
fudgy
loaded with beets
vegan!

There really isn’t more we could want from a delicious brownie recipe, and you’d never know there was healthy beets in the batter! In fact, beets are a naturally sweet root vegetable, and so they work really well in baked goods, especially chocolate ones.

In fact, the colour of the beets also gives it a beautiful red hue that makes the brownies look like red velvet cake. Even those who think they don’t like beets will love this recipe.

I won’t lie, it took me 3 rounds of recipe testing to perfect these beet brownies, and I am so very proud of the outcome. The recipe has been adapted from Pinch and Swirl, made vegan of course, with substitutes like flax eggs and vegan butter.

I’ve served the recipe to my family, friends, and neighbours and it received smashing reviews! Even my 2 -year-old niece cried when she was finished because she wanted another brownie. (I should feel more guilty about this, and less proud of the recipe!).

Needless to say, I know you and your family are going to love these vegan beet brownies too. Which is why I’ve given it my Skeptic and Toddler stamp of approval.

How to make beet brownies:

Okay so we’ve talked about how delicious these beet brownies are. Now let’s talk about how to actually MAKE them!

Making beet brownies is so simple and easy. You don’t need to be a master baker to master this recipe. Anyone can do it.

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The main tip for perfecting beet brownies is to ensure that the cooked beets are pureed before adding to the brownie batter. We don’t want to be eating big chunks of beets in our brownies, now do we? Save that role for the chocolate chips. I like to puree the beets in a food processor or high speed blender using the tamper tool.

Note – It’s also important that you’re using cooked beets for this recipe, not raw. You can buy pre-cooked beets from the grocery store, or cook them yourself on the stove top in a pot of boiling water until fork tender (about 1 hour), peel and chop.

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In addition, we want to melt the chocolate chips and butter together, and let it cool slightly while we bring together the other ingredients. I like to quickly melt the butter and chocolate chips in the microwave, but you can also do this in a double boiler on the stove top.

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Combine all the ingredients together with a hand mixer (flax egg, sugar and other dry ingredients, melted chocolate and pureed beets). Then, transfer to a 8×8-inch square baking dish.

Although not necessary, I love to sprinkle the tops with a handful more of the chocolate chips. It looks so pretty when baked, and who doesn’t like a few chocolate chunks!?

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Can you freeze beet brownies:

These beet brownies can be frozen for up to 2 months. Store in an air-tight container with layers of parchment paper in-between the stacked layers. This will stop them from sticking together. Let thaw at least 30 minutes before eating.

I like to take the brownies out of the freezer the day before eating, and pop straight in the fridge to thaw overnight.

Other recipes you might like:

If you’re digging this brownie recipe, you might also like these:

Vegan Lemon Bars
Vegan Blueberry Scones
Vegan Coffee Cake
Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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So there we have it. A delicious beet brownie recipe that’s moist, fudgy, chocolatey and vegan! They’ve got a gorgeous red velvet hue, and you’d never know it was from pureed beets! This recipe was a huge hit with both the vegans and the vegan skeptics in our family. I know you are going to love these beet brownies as much as we do.

If you do make this recipe please let me know in the comments below what you think! I truly love hearing from you, and I’m always here to answer any questions you might have. And of course, tag me on Instagram with your pictures using the hashtag #twospoons. Nothing makes me happier than to see your recreations.

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Beet Brownies

5 from 4 votes

By Hannah Sunderani

These beet brownies are fudgy, decadent, and chocolatey. You won't believe we've snuck beets into the batter! The texture is spot on, for a delicious tasting brownie recipe that you'll create time and again.

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Ingredients

2 tbsp ground chia or ground flax
½ cup water
8 oz cooked beets skins removed, chopped
1 cup vegan butter
8 oz semi-sweet vegan chocolate chips more for sprinkling
1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp fine sea salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup cane sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F/180. Line a 8×8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
Make the flax eggs by combining the ground chia and water in a small bowl. Whisk together and let sit at least 10 minutes.
In a food processor (or blender), puree the cooked beets until smooth, 2 minutes.
Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave (in 30 second increments), whisk until smooth and combined. Set aside. (Alternatively, you can do this on the stove top in a double boiler).
In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a large mixing bowl beat the flax egg and sugar, on medium speed with a hand-mixer until fluffy and combined. Then add the vanilla, pureed beets, and melted chocolate. Beat until smooth, 1 minute. Add the flour mixture, bit-by-bit, while mixing on medium speed until combined.
Pour the brownie batter into the baking pan and sprinkle with a handful of chocolate chips. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.