You know you are having fun when its TGIF & packing for mini-vacation courtesy of a conference that is scheduled to take place in one of the most happiest place in the planet?
Wowser, that’s a mouth-full.
You know you would be having fun at the place where all childhood dream comes true. Where there’s characters from your favorite toon shows?
Do you truly need anymore tips?
Disneyland Florida, here we come!!!!
I have a fun and simple recipe to share in honor of St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow. I know, you must be shaking your head in disbelief. Close your mouth and let me explain.
There’s no doubt this weekend fun would increase in ten-folds because these decadent treats are coming with us! Being a huge fan of avocado’s, I love experimenting incorporating it in different recipes.
And if you love chocolate as well as avocado, you’d love this recipe. I won’t deny that you’d slightly taste avocado in some bites. And it’s gonna be HEAVENLY!
The best part of all — I used a loaf pan for this recipe. Why? Well, to end the war for edge brownies. There’s no need to purchase the “edge brownie pan” that comes on TV infomercials. A non-stick loaf pan would do the same trick. Everyone get’s a share of the edgy brownies.
Don’t believe me? Try it!!
So, my to-do list is bulging with so much to cross off for the next few hours. I better get to the recipe before my mind boggles and I mindlessly decide to chow down on brownies to calm my nerves.
And did I tell you I could eat ten of these babies in a blink?!
Ingredients:
- 2 very ripe avocado’s, sliced with pit removed.
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp freshly brewed coffee, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and lightly flour baking pan. I used a non-stick medium loaf pan for this recipe.
- In a large bowl, add sliced very ripe avocado’s. With a masher, mash avocado’s until smooth.
- Add sugar and using a spatula, mix to incorporate.
- Add eggs, vanilla extract & coffee. Gently mix everything. Do not whisk.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients: cocoa powder, whole wheat flour, salt & baking powder.
- Add dry ingredient into wet ingredients. Gently stir just till it combines. Again, do not over-mix.
- Transfer batter into loaf pan. Using a lightly greased spatula, spread batter evenly toward the edges of pan.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove pan and allow to cool completely before devouring with a glass of soymilk.
So, with the bags & boat-load of electronics packed, we are off to another adventure. Want to follow along? Catch us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
Off to pack these brownies before I forget. Toodles, and have a lovely weekend ahead 🙂
Have you been to Disneyland before? What are the must-see on your list? If you haven’t, what’s your favorite Disney character?
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I’ll admit, avocado in brownies is a first for me! I’ve made them with spinach, but I’m guessing the avocado would be much tastier!
Have a great time at the conference!!
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Kristy — thanks dear, I need to try spinach in brownies as well. That’s a first for me 🙂
These brownies look amazing! I love the idea of avocado! I will definitely try these in a gluten free version – thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Ina — so glad you are inspired with this recipe. Let me know how the gf version tastes 🙂
Yummy! I am yet to try avocados and chocolate together but something tells me i am going to love it!
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Chinmayie — definitely give it a try 🙂
What a fabulous recipe! I’ve never made desserts or baked goods with avocados. I’ll have to remedy to that soon…
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thank you and do try avocados in desserts. It’s a life changer 🙂
OK-you’ve convinced me, that I must try (a gluten-free version) these brownies. Wow, they look moist!! And, your cinnamon soy milk is so pretty, I need to try making that too! Disneyland (not World) is less than 1 1/2 hours away from me, so I have been many times 🙂 Pirates of the Carribean and The Indiana Jones Ride are too of my all time favorites. Have a wonderful trip!!
EA — thank you so much for the compliments!! Please try this recipe and the soy milk. It would change your life, literally 😀
Have fun!! These brownies look awesome!!
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Guess what, I have everything on hand to make these… Totally doing it! Question though, is the natural oil in the avocado used as a substitute for butter or oil? Or is the avocado just for flavor?
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Margarita — yay, did you make this brownies? 🙂
The avocado’s healthy fats in this recipe replaces butter and oil.
this looks heavenly.. I recently baked with avocado and I could taste it in the cookies so I didn’t post them. I love the texture of avocado, but i didn’t like the taste of them in my cookies. i’ll try this and try and mask the flavor. thanks for sharing!
OMG – yes i have so many tips for Disney. Go to Epcot, spend like 2 days there, it is amazing! My favorites were the Mexican Pavilion, French Pavilion (desserts) for food. Chinese looks good and was more reasonable, but i didn’t try it. Germany looked amazing for caramel, but didn’t try it. Definitely go to San Angel Inn at Mexico. Boulangerie at France. The other food wasn’t good at Disney.
Check out my posts on Disney – http://www.honeywhatscooking.com/search/label/Lake%20Buena%20Vista%2FDisney%20World
Hope this helps.
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Honey — we love avocados in our household, so this definitely wasn’t an issue for us. Suggest using very ripe avocados, cream it as much as possible so that it’s nicely incorporated into the batter. I left mine slightly chunky.
We visited Epcot a month ago and it was amazing. This time around, we didn’t get a chance to visit any pavilion. Sigh. But thanks for sharing the tips and link 🙂
What a curious combination.
Ben — welcome to Recipebox and thanks for commenting 🙂
Indeed, but it’s so yummy!
I think my last comment went to spam as it didn’t go through? Alas I’ll try again :)! These look delicious- love how versatile avocado is! SO jealous you’re off to Disney…I haven’t been to the US one in years but I went to Euro Disney in 2006 with some friends and it was such a blast! Running the Disney Half Marathon is actually on my bucket list, more so after reading blogger recaps! Safe travels!
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Khushboo — you are always welcome to Orlando, come and stay with us if you ever plan doing Disney Marathons 🙂
Well, I l]=know you can use almost any kind of vegetable to back with…. and I guess this makes sense but I would not have imagined it. They look very nice hope you have a good trip
Tania — thank you, the conference was a blast. Literally 😀
Wow wow wow, avocado in the brownies! I’m very curious how it tastes like – probably not much taste from avocado? Maybe nice smooth texture. Have fun in Florida!
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Nami — thanks honey. Depends on how smooth the avocados’ were mashed. I love it chunkier so you’d definitely taste it that way. Smooth it out if you want to mask the taste 🙂
I would be happy to celebrate St. Patty’s day with one of these!
Gina — lol, don’t we all? 😀
Chocolate avocado cake (with avocado buttercream) is a favorite in our house – so I have to believe these will be amazing too!
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Cher — oohh, i must try avocado buttercream. Sounds amazing, thanks for sharing 🙂
I have seen chocolate and avocado before, but nothing like these beauties! They look fantastic!
Hope you have a great time at Disneyland 🙂
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Alisha — thanks sweetie. And yes, Disney World was magical 🙂
Avocado in the brownies?! That must add great flavors and nutrition. And you used 100% whole wheat, LOVE that!
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My dream as kid was to go to disney land in paris, since it was close from our family house in france. we never went there but we went to Astrix Park and I was a huuuuge Asterix fan (still am!), I was satisfied with that trip at the end.
Avocado is such a sexy fruit. I d love to indulge myself with your fudgy brownie treat!
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Helene — aww, thanks for sharing your childhood memories with us. I think it’s common to not visit places close to where we live but go all the way out to venture further places.
Hope this made sense 😉
There’s just too much awesome in this post for me! You’re going to see Mickey and you’ve genius-ly found a way to get avocado into brownies packed with chocolate!
I’VE JUST OD’D ON ENVY!
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PS — aww, thanks a lot dear! Don’t be envy, baked this yummyness instead 😀
interesting recipe. at first, i thought those green bits were pistachios.
Shutterbug — thank you 🙂
What a fabulous recipe Kiran! avocado and cocoa are brilliantly paired.
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Anu — thanks sweetie 🙂
Your brownies look fabulous! I’ve never tried avocado brownies, but I bet the avocado makes them fabulously moist. I will also have to try your tip of using a loaf pan.
Have a wonderful time at Disneyland.
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The last picture is just awesome . Mouthwatering .
TGS — thank you so much 🙂
i love that fudgy texture on these.. i love avocados in baked goods!
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Richa — fudgy and avocados sounds good 🙂
These brownies look perfectly fudgy (is that a word? it is to me!), love avocado! Have fun in the Sunshine State:)
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Ha ha, it is a word, good enough to be in this post title;)
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Denise — Lol, thanks sweetie! I am from Sunshine state, just FYI 😉
Ha ha! Then you always have fun there;)
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I simply must try baking with avocados. Everyone raves about it and your photos are making me realize I’m missing out. Just gorgeous! Have a great trip
Nancy — welcome to Recipebox and thanks for the compliments! I hope you get to try this recipe 🙂
This brownie recipe with the photographs looks wonderful. I need to try baking with avocados soon but more so have a great vacation!
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Mmmm, Kiran, these brownies look so delicious and decadent. And the loaf pan idea is genius…I never would have thought of that. Hope your trip is wonderful!
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Andi — thanks sweetie 🙂
Kiran – wonderful to switch up a traditional treat and incorporate avocado (I love it!). They look scrumptious in your photography!
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These brownies look super yummy! And what a creative way to healthify them. Avocados are loaded with good-for-you nutrients, making them such a great addition to any recipe – even dessert. 🙂
Kati — thanks a lot for the encouragement 🙂
I have been thinking about adding avocados to my brownies for a while now. I think I just have to do it. I love avocados, I love chocolate. Only good thing can come out of I combine both!
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Thank you for sharing this recipe! I have been seeing people putting avocado into chocolate desserts lately, and this recipes sounds really good to try!
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Biana — thanks dear. Do let me know if you’ve tried this recipe 🙂
oh boy that is definitely a great idea!! I love avocados on anything! I bet this is a real treat! would love to give this a try! 🙂
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Sammie — thanks dear. Do let me know how it tastes once you’ve made it 🙂
What a lovely creation Kiran! It sounds great! I love the fact that you used whole wheat flour to make these beauties. I have never tried this combo of chocolate+avocado. Your post is tempting me to try it…asap!
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EasyFoodSmith — thanks sweetie! Do try and let me know how it tastes 🙂
I have seen a lot of recipes lately using avocado instead of fats and I am so intrigued. I’m a huge fan of avocados. These look amazing!
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Cassie — thanks dear. If you love it, you must try it 🙂
Salute this recipe and I never knew that avocado can be a great ingredient for brownies. Thumbs up for a creative recipe Kiran!!!!
Nava — thanks a lot dear 🙂
What an amazing combination! Can I use this to justify brownies as a healthy food choice? 🙂
CHS — obviously 😉
What a healthy twist on dessert. Looks fantastic! Would love to try them, really curious how they taste.
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These look really quite healthy…I’d use organic sugar instead of white sugar, but I love the idea of avocados in this recipe. I guess they are nature’s butter!
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You had me at fudgy! I love your photography so much. The avocado flecks in this looks really beautiful. My Nana puts avocado in banana smoothies to thicken 🙂 YUM
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The green in the fudge looks so pretty! I’ve heard about using avocado in brownies… will have to try this recipe too!
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Jojo — thank you! And I hope you enjoyed this recipe with the family 🙂
Really yummy! I never had brownies with avocado bits in them, ever! This is really worth trying in my kitchen…;)
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Avocados and brownies? Now that’s a combination I need to try!
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Mmmm I have to make these! I keep trying new brownie recipes and have often heard that adding avocadoes is a fabulous way to get moist, perfect treats and yours certainly look so tasty and perfect! Excellent recipe – and really gorgeous brownies! I have to Pin these on my chocolate board!
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I’ve never tried adding avocadoes to brownies, but I bet they make them super moist.
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Oh my gosh. Sign me up for one of these!! Brownies are totally the key to my heart.
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aw, this is new to me! avocado in brownie, hmm would definitely give it a try. really cant wait
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I know that avocado’s combined with chocolate really good work! I have made an avocado & chocolate pudding before & it tasted divine!
Your brownies look so delectble & amazing too! A thing of beauty!
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I am going to try these ! I have been experimenting with avocado as a fat replacement in some of my older muffin recipes. That and using truvia in place of sugar, whole grain flour and I am happy with the results ! I love the idea of making a healthy sweet treat. I just found a website that can break down all the nutrients in recipes , and I am loving the results because I am trying to drop some pounds. Knowing the calories as well as the other info is a great tool I think. Even my picky eater daughter has been liking the treats !
Laurie — I hope you enjoyed this recipe with the family. And thanks for sharing your thoughts on healthy sweet treats! Definitely one of my most important goals when creating recipes 🙂
I noticed in the comments nobody had actually tried this. The pictures look yummy so I gave them a shot. I followed the recipe exactly but it was a total dud. We all love chocolate and avocados, but my kids wouldn’t even eat them after the first bite. It’s a pity since avocados are rather pricey here. Sorry to have to say it but these were bland and tasteless for us, I definitely won’t be baking with avocado again.
F — I’m sorry this recipe didn’t turned out as delicious for you and your family. I’ve had fantastic results baking with avocados, so definitely don’t step away from trying it again 🙂
These look so delicious! I have always thought the idea of baking with avocados is fascinating, but I never have. I’ll have to try this!
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Kaylie — baking with avocados definitely can be daunting, but the results are oh so healthy and satisfying 🙂
Just made these. Easy and delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Stephie — I don’t know how I’ve missed this comment. But thanks for trying and reporting back. I’m so glad it turned out delish 🙂
Wow..what a great recipe! Who would of thought combining those two! I can imagine the flavor…This is really must try! Thank you for sharing!!!
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this is quite awesome! I actually thought those were pistachio bits! But they’re avocados! I made brownies once with blueberry and spinach puree (Jessica Seinfeld recipe), but now I’m ready to try it with avocados. Avocados probably blend it better than other fruits / veggies.
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These look delicious! What can I substitute for the coffee?
Allison — thank you! The coffee is just to enhance the chocolate flavor. You can definitely leave it out and add a tsp more of vanilla, just so you can mask the avocado flavor a little more. Let me know how it tastes!
Awesome! Hopefully I can try these this weekend!
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This looks absolutely yummy !! I was wondering if I could use all-purpose flour instead of whole wheat flour? Or maybe even self-rising flour?
Meera — thank you so much for writing in. you can definitely use all purpose flour for this recipe. not self-rising though. enjoy and let me know how it tastes 🙂
I followed the recipe perfectly but after the 30 mins mine were still gooey. I put them in another 3 times at 10 mins each and I figure ill just let them cool and see if it hardens up a tad. The top is firm but the insides are very moist. Trial and error!
Okay I tried them and they were as satisfying as they look! Maybe it’s just not for me. Too bad because I love both ingredients but I guess not combined!
Mandi — firstly, thanks for trying this recipe. secondly, so sorry it did not live to your expectations. sigh. there could be a couple of factors in terms of texture. too much wet ingredients (the size of avocados and eggs), oven temperature varies with time/brand and air moisture etc. love that you kept it going with trial and error. i hope to recreate similar brownies but with different flavors in the future. hope you’d not give up on these ingredients and try it next time. thank you so much for the update. i truly appreciate it 🙂
Hi Kiran/Tarun, I tried your brownie recipe with a twist. Replaced some flour with ground flax and used mint extract instead of vanilla. And oh, I added couple of tablespoons of chocolate chips as well. Came out great.
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