Healthy Mint Brownies

Healthy Mint Brownies is a dessert that serves 12. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 265 calories. For $1.03 per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A few people made this recipe, and 24 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Foodista. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of American food. A mixture of cocoa powder, grape seed oil, powdered xylitol, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 43%, this dish is solid. Try Mint Oreo Brownies, Healthy Vegan Red Velvet Brownies, and Heart Healthy, Whole-Grain Brownies for similar recipes.

Servings: 12

 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup Almond Milk

1 Tablespoon Applesauce

1/4 cup ripe, soft Avocado

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 cup Frozen Blueberries

1/2 teaspoon Natural Butter Extract

1- 15 ounce can Black Beans, drained and rinsed

1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Chunks or Chips

3/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder

3/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon Coconut Sugar

5 ounces Dark Chocolate**

1 Drop Natural Green Food Coloring (Optional)

1 Tablespoon Grape seed Oil

3 Tablespoons Ground Flax

1 Tablespoon Whipped Coconut Cream or Heavy Cream

1 teaspoon Neutral Oil

1 Whole (2 halves) canned or jar unsweetened Pear (I use Trader Joe's)

3/4 teaspoon Pure Peppermint Extract

1/2 teaspoon Sea or Pink Salt

3 Tablespoons White Spelt Flour or Rice Flour*

2 Tablespoons White Spelt Flour or White Flour

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/2 cup Powdered Xylitol

Equipment:

food processor

bowl

mixing bowl

oven

knife

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Directions:
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 by 9 or 7 by 11 baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. Combine the flax, applesauce and almond milk together in a small bowl. Set aside to allow to thicken. In a food processor, combine the blueberries, pear, black beans and oil. Pulse until the mixture become very smooth. Next, add the extracts and process until fully combined. Remove the contents from processor into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add the coconut sugar, cocoa, baking powder, soda, and salt and mix. Add the flour with the chocolate chips and mix until just combined. Pour the batter into your prepared dish and bake at 350 for 44-45 minutes.
  4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 50 minutes. If you would like, place the brownies in the fridge for 20 or 30 minutes to speed up cooling time. While the brownies cool, start on your mint filling.
  5. In a small bowl, combine the soft avocado with full fat coconut milk or heavy cream. Beat on high for about 5 minutes until the mixture is fluffy and smooth. Add the powdered xylitol and mix well. Add peppermint extract and coloring if desired, and beat until all incorporated. Once the mixture is perfectly fluffy and creamy, add the flour and mix until just combined. The mixture should be thick and smooth but still easy to spread. Spread the mixture evenly over the cooled brownies and place in the fridge for 10 minutes, until the mint filling has firmed.
  6. Next, melt the chocolate. Add the oil to the melted chocolate and stir to combine. Remove the brownies from the fridge and pour the melted chocolate over the brownies, gently and quickly spread the chocolate evenly over the brownies. The mint filling should be cold so the warm chocolate doesnt melt the mint filling, but the chocolate will cool quickly once it touches the cold mint. Make sure to work quickly so the chocolate layer will be even. Return the brownies to the fridge to cool for another 5 minutes until the chocolate is set.
  7. Cut the brownies after the 5 minutes with a sharp knife. Serve brownies chilled or at room temperature. Store any left overs in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
  8. NOTE: Once the chocolate layer has firmed, be sure to cut all the brownies immediately with a sharp knife. I cut some of the brownies when they were really, really cold, and they didnt cut clean and pretty.
  9. *For those who are not concerned with gluten content, wheat or white flour would work okay as well. For wheat, decrease the amount by 1 tablespoon. For the filling, be sure to use a white color flour to keep the mint filling a bright pretty green color.
  10. **You can use any kind of chocolate you like, but dark chocolate gives a wonderful flavor to the peppermint and sugar free dark chocolate is the easiest to find.

 

Step by step:


1. Combine the flax, applesauce and almond milk together in a small bowl. Set aside to allow to thicken. In a food processor, combine the blueberries, pear, black beans and oil. Pulse until the mixture become very smooth. Next, add the extracts and process until fully combined.

2. Remove the contents from processor into a medium sized mixing bowl.

3. Add the coconut sugar, cocoa, baking powder, soda, and salt and mix.

4. Add the flour with the chocolate chips and mix until just combined.

5. Pour the batter into your prepared dish and bake at 350 for 44-45 minutes.

6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 50 minutes. If you would like, place the brownies in the fridge for 20 or 30 minutes to speed up cooling time. While the brownies cool, start on your mint filling.In a small bowl, combine the soft avocado with full fat coconut milk or heavy cream. Beat on high for about 5 minutes until the mixture is fluffy and smooth.

7. Add the powdered xylitol and mix well.

8. Add peppermint extract and coloring if desired, and beat until all incorporated. Once the mixture is perfectly fluffy and creamy, add the flour and mix until just combined. The mixture should be thick and smooth but still easy to spread.

9. Spread the mixture evenly over the cooled brownies and place in the fridge for 10 minutes, until the mint filling has firmed.Next, melt the chocolate.

10. Add the oil to the melted chocolate and stir to combine.

11. Remove the brownies from the fridge and pour the melted chocolate over the brownies, gently and quickly spread the chocolate evenly over the brownies. The mint filling should be cold so the warm chocolate doesnt melt the mint filling, but the chocolate will cool quickly once it touches the cold mint. Make sure to work quickly so the chocolate layer will be even. Return the brownies to the fridge to cool for another 5 minutes until the chocolate is set.

12. Cut the brownies after the 5 minutes with a sharp knife.

13. Serve brownies chilled or at room temperature. Store any left overs in an airtight container in the refrigerator.NOTE: Once the chocolate layer has firmed, be sure to cut all the brownies immediately with a sharp knife. I cut some of the brownies when they were really, really cold, and they didnt cut clean and pretty.*For those who are not concerned with gluten content, wheat or white flour would work okay as well. For wheat, decrease the amount by 1 tablespoon. For the filling, be sure to use a white color flour to keep the mint filling a bright pretty green color.**You can use any kind of chocolate you like, but dark chocolate gives a wonderful flavor to the peppermint and sugar free dark chocolate is the easiest to find.


Nutrition Information:

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265 Calories
5g Protein
12g Total Fat
41g Carbs
3% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
265k
13%

Fat
12g
18%

  Saturated Fat
5g
35%

Carbohydrates
41g
14%

  Sugar
12g
14%

Cholesterol
0.78mg
0%

Sodium
324mg
14%

Alcohol
0.2g
1%

Caffeine
27mg
9%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
5g
11%

Manganese
0.71mg
36%

Copper
0.61mg
30%

Fiber
7g
30%

Magnesium
87mg
22%

Iron
3mg
20%

Phosphorus
157mg
16%

Potassium
358mg
10%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Folate
30µg
8%

Vitamin B1
0.1mg
7%

Calcium
66mg
7%

Selenium
3µg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.64mg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.77mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
4%

Vitamin B6
0.05mg
3%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.23mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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