Dark Chocolate Beet Brownies

Ingredients

• 8 ounces raw beets, peeled and halved
• 8 ounce unsalted butter (2 sticks)
• ¾ cup dark brown sugar
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, not imitation
• ¾ cup white flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips, preferably 60 percent or more cacao

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a small pot, add beets and cover with water. Heat over medium heat and cook 20–25 minutes until very soft. Drain, puree and set aside to cool.
3. In a medium pot over low heat, melt butter. Turn heat to medium-low and add both sugars. Stir until the sugar is dissolved, about 2–3 minutes, and remove from heat.
4. Beat the eggs on medium with a mixer for about 2 minutes. Add cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and vanilla extract, and incorporate well.
5. Add pureed beets and butter-sugar mixture and mix well. On low speed, add flour and then chocolate chips, scraping the sides as needed.
6. Spray a 9 x 13 pan generously with cooking spray, add batter and bake 30 minutes until knife comes out clean or with just a few crumbles. Cool in the pan before turning out onto a cooling rack. Enjoy warm!

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