Adaptable Avocado Recipe #7

Avocado Undercover Brownie Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cups butter, softened

• 2 cups sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 11/4 cup flour

• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 cup milk chocolate baking chips

* ½ cup chopped avocado

• Chocolate frosting

• 1 cup toasted pepitas

Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter melted

• 1/3 cup cocoa

• 2 cups powder sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 13 by 9 inch pan.

Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, and baking powder. Gradually stir into butter mixture. Add chocolate chips and avocado. Spoon into greased pan. Bake for 35 minutes.

To make the frosting combine butter, cocoa, powder sugar, vanilla and milk in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until dry ingredients are moistened. Beat at high speed until spreading consistency.

Allow brownies to cool. Frost and sprinkle pepitas on top.