(PRIVATE) Lean Comatose Brownies
Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 24
Yields: 24 brownies
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup nucoa brand margarine (Or any brand that is vegan)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon good vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄2 bananas, pureed
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened chocolate, chopped coarsely
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (non-dairy semi-sweet chocolate can be used also) (optional)
- cooking spray (to grease pan)
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 325 F and generously grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a saucepan, melt the margarine over low heat.
- Add the sugar and stir, keeping the heat on. Don't let the mixture bubble! It should be shiny, however.
- Remove from heat and add cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. (NOTE: If the margarine is salted, leave out the teaspoon of salt or your brownies will be far too salty!) Beat *very* well.
- Add the vanilla and stir more gently, then add the pureed bananas.
- Add the flour and gently stir together.
- Once the batter has cooled down a bit, add the unsweetened chocolate. CAUTION: the more coarsely the unsweetened chocolate is chopped, the sharper the brownies will be. If you like almost sinfully dark brownies, then be daring --.
- Add the chocolate chips if you want. This will also tone down the sharpness (but not by much!).
- Pour the dark batter into the greased baking dish, being careful to get every bit of the batter.
- Bake at 325 F for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out "somewhat clean".
- Cool completely before cutting.
- Brace yourself for the chocolate coma and enjoy.
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