JHB West - April 22

Avo chocolate brownies
You’ll need: 1 large or 2 medium, ripe avocados (skin and pit removed); ½
cup pure maple syrup, honey or agave syrup; ¼ cup brown sugar; 2 large
eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ cup
plain flour; ½ cup cocoa powder; ½ teaspoon salt or a pinch of sea salt;
½ cup chocolate chips or cocoa nibs
How to:
Preheat oven to 180°C and line a lightly greased 23cm baking dish.
In a food processor, add the avocado, maple syrup, and sugar. Blend
well. Then add the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well so that all the
ingredients are blended. Make sure to scrape down the sides.
Slowly add the flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa and stir well.
Turn off the processor and remove the blade. Stir in the chocolate
chips using a spoon or spatula.
Spread the batter into the baking dish evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes
or until done. Test the middle of the batter with a knife or toothpick
to ensure it is fully baked and that no batter sticks to the knife or
toothpick.
Remove from heat and let cool before cutting into squares.
Head over to avocado.co.za for more avo recipe inspo.
In this delectable
combination of Prince
Albert Figs, dates and
dark chocolate, you can
actually feel the crunch
of the fig pips under your
teeth. These chocolate
tumbles are a great treat
to add to a cheese platter
or a picnic. Healthier
snacking does not come
better than this! R75 from
winstonandjulia.co.za
Fun facts:
• It takes about 400 cacao
beans to make half a
kilogram of chocolate!
• The first chocolate treat
was hot chocolate.
• The first chocolate bar
was created by Fry and
Sons, a British shop, in
1847. The shop combined
cocoa butter, chocolate
liquor, and sugar to form a
mostly solid type of treat.
• Nutella was invented
during World War II by
an Italian pastry maker
who mixed hazelnuts into
chocolate to extend his
cocoa supply.
As if we need any more convincing to indulge in all
things chocolate! In Chocolate by Katelyn Williams,
you will find a wicked assortment of dark, milk and
white chocolate ... the eating kind, the dipping kind,
the drinking kind and the spreading kind; fruity thrills;
crunchy treats; fancy, creamy, nostalgic and naughty
recipes; effortless favourites like no-bake brownies and
more and SOS tips to rescue your cravings - minimum
ingredients, maximum results. Chocolate will deepen
everything you think you know about one of life’s
most enduring pleasures. R419, exclusivebooks.co.za
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