Eggless spinach brownies

Never have I wanted to say 'thank God it's Friday' more than this week!!! As the term comes to an end, a number of deadlines were fast approaching, the majority of mine being due this week! On Wednesday we had our final session with PWC on the personal development course. We had to pitch a business plan to a few PWC employees, whereby ours was a healthy snack manufacturer. Additionally, yesterday as part of my accounting dissertation, we had to simulate an investment agency's consulting session whereby we made recommendations for investments in the movie and entertainment industry! The best part of projects like this to me is the little personal details, therefore I made some protein bar samples and another team member made some awesome healthy Reese peanut butter cups for our 'Mama Nature' business and for the accounting project, I baked some batman cookies for our client.

I also baked a quick batch of banana crumb muffins as a prize for one of the games we set for our PASS class attendees.

Now on to the recipe! Do not let the sound of spinach put you off! The brownies don't actually have a spinach aftertaste and because of the use of cocoa powder, there is no vile green colour in sight! Good way to make children have their greens!

EGGLESS SPINACH BROWNIES

• 110 g fresh spinach, I haven't tried frozen spinach but I would use about 90g and squeeze away all excess water when defrosted
• 35 g coconut oil (or olive)
• 40 g water
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 50 g whole wheat flour
• 50 g ground almonds ( I used half almond, half coconut flour)
• 17 g cocoa
• 45 g honey (less or more according to your preferences- taste the batter)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• Small handful of dark chocolate chips: optional but definitely recommended
• 2-3 tbsps peanut butter: optional for peanut butter swirls

1. Blend all the wet ingredients along with the spinach until smooth.
2. Sift the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, and fold with a spatula until well combined. Add in the chocolate chips if using.
3. Pour the mixture into a baking tray(I used a brownie pan) lined with grease proof paper. If making peanut butter swirled brownies, melt about 2-3 tbsps of peanut butter in a small bowl for a couple of seconds in a microwave, drop a few dollops of peanut butter into the batter and lightly swirl it around with a toothpick.
4. Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees Celsius for 15-20 minutes until a tooth pick comes out clean.
5. Allow to cool slightly before cutting into squares. These taste better once refrigerated for a while.

ENJOY!
Also, I've recently received several messages via Instagram and Facebook with respect to my blog, it's always great to get feedback and actually hear from the people using the recipes!
Have a great weekend everyone:)

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