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Chocolate Avocado Brownie

Chocolate Avocado Brownie

Ingredients

Brownie

  • 2 x 250g avocados, halved and deseeded
  • 2 tbs lemon juice
  • 200g dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted
  • 3/4 cup plain flour, sifted
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • Icing sugar, for dusting

Ice Cream

  • 1 litre vanilla ice cream
  • 1 just-ripe avocado, halved and deseeded
  • 1 tbs lemon juice

METHOD:

Avocado Brownies

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced
  2. Grease and line a 20cm square cake pan with baking paper
  3. Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until smooth
  4. Scoop avocado flesh into a large bowl and add lemon juice
  5. Using a stick blender, blend avocado until smooth (it is important to not have any lumps)
  6. Add sugar, eggs, cocoa, flour, baking powder and chocolate to avocados. Mix until well combined
  7. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until just set. Allow brownie to cool completely in pan

Ice Cream

  1. Place ice-cream into a bowl and stand at room temperature until just softened
  2. Scoop avocado flesh into a bowl; add lemon juice and mash until almost smooth
  3. Stir avocado through ice-cream until just combined
  4. Scoop into an airtight container
  5. Freeze for 3-4 hours or until ready to serve

(Recipe sourced & adapted from myfoodbook.com.au)