Dark Chocolate Beetroot Brownies

If you buy fresh beetroot, you have two options: either peel, boil, and puree it, or peel and grate it. If you buy ready cooked beetroot, then you simply puree it in a food processor. You can also grate it but it’s messier.

Once beetroot is sorted, move onto the chocolate. Melt it over a pan of simmering water (bain-marie) with the butter. When melted, add caster sugar and mix until well blended (the sugar will not dissolve so don’t worry about this).

Put flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder in a large bowl. Mix well. Pour in apple puree, chocolate mix and pureed (or grated) beetroot. With a wooden spoon, combine all the ingredients together.

Pour into a square cake tin that has been lined with baking paper. Transfer into a preheated oven and bake at 190ºC (375ºF) for 50 minutes or until ready.

Once ready, let it cool at room temperature, slice and serve!