G came home from school asking if she could get a brownie from the tuckshop which as you can imagine is a pretty solid no from me mainly on the food quality front. Tuckshop treats are generally mass-produced with cheap, crappy quality ingredients that are just not great for anyone let alone young brains that are trying to learn, focus and absorb information. The last thing these kids need is to be jacked on shitty sugars and crappy nutrient-void carbs. So I said that we’d make our own instead and we packed them with good quality to fats (our brains THRIVE on healthy fats and are actually made up of over 80% fat, we need quality fats for healthy brain function and cognition), natural sweetness from raw honey which works out to be less than 1 tsp per serve and some awesome protein from the eggs as well as all the gut loving collagen. Of course I snuck in a bit of veggies which are absolutely undetectable to even the fussiest kid I promise! You can completely omit the collagen if you don’t have it. It won’t change the texture.
Fudgy Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup finely grated zucchini I used a microplane
- 1 cup tahini
- 1 cup nut butter or an extra cup of tahini for a nut free version
- 50 g chopped dark choc we used 85%
- 1 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 tsp bicarb soda
- 3 eggs
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 cup raw cacao powder
- 1/2 cup collagen powder optional
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 160C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
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In a food processor blend together the eggs, tahini, nut butter and honey until well combined. Add the remaining ingredients and blend to smooth.
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Pour into your baking tray and bake for approx 30-40 mins (you want it to still be fudgy in the middle and it might still look a bit wobbly in the centre, that is good). I did 30 mins but your may need a little longer depending on your oven. Then remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature before cutting. I find it easier to cut once it’s been in the fridge overnight with a hot knife.
This looks divine! I can’t wait to make this. I have a good quality gelatine could I add this in place of the collagen? I’m happy to make it without either of course; it looks so good.
Gelatin will change the texture
These look delicious, I can’t wait to try them!
If I don’t use collagen, do I have to use something in place of it? Would the consistency/texture still be the same?
Nope you can just leave it out! I made a batch tonight and totally forgot to add the collagen!