Brownies With a Secret

The secret is that there is a whole cup of vegetable puree packed into this delicious brownie mix.  I know what your thinking... That sounds revolting!  I assure you, when completely cooled the veggies are totally undetectable to discerning tasters.

I found this recipe in Jessica Seinfeld's book Deceptively Delicious (which I highly recommend).  After making the Brownies a few times I made some very minor changes like adding a little more chocolate (more chocolate is always better) and I adjusted the baking time. 

Brownies

(with carrot and spinach)

Be sure to let the brownies cool completely before enjoying- it's not until they're completely cool that the veggie taste disappears.

Nonstick cooking spray

4 oz. semisweet chocolate

1/2 cup carrot puree

1/2 cup spinach puree

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tablespoons trans-fat-free soft tub margarine spread

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 large egg whites

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 350. Coat an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Melt the chocolate and margarine in microwave in 30 second increments.

In a large bowl, combine the melted chocolate and margarine, vegetable purees, sugar, cocoa powder, margarine and vanilla. Whisk until smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes.

Whisk in egg whites. Stir in the flour, baking powder and salt with a wooden spoon.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 bars.

-KG