Chocolate Banana Brownies
There is quite a lot of fruit in these easy chocolate brownies: bananas, prune puree and dried cherries. They combine amazingly well to make a rich and chewy brownie that both kids and adults will love.
Recipe courtesy Lucy Waverman and King Pharmaceuticals Canada
| Servings |
| 16servings |
| Servings |
| 16servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup prune baby food
- 1/2 cup ripe banana mashed
- 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
Servings: servings
Units:
|
Ingredients
Servings: servings
Units:
|
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C). Grease a 9-by-13-inch (23-by-32-cm) baking pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Combine prune baby food, banana, oil and vanilla and stir into dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips and dried cherries and mix until evenly combined.
- Spread mixture evenly into prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let cool fully before cutting. Makes about 16 chocolate banana brownies.
Recipe Notes
Per serving: 340 calories, 17 g total fat, 3 g saturated fat, 9 g monounsaturated fat, 4 g polyunsaturated fat, 48 g carbohydrates, 3 g protein, 0 mg cholesterol, 3 g fibre, 90 mg calcium, 42 mg magnesium, 190 mg sodium, 230 mg potassium, 2.4 mg vitamin E, 2 mg iron, 0 RE vitamin A, 0 mg vitamin C
