Dessert for 16
Fudgy Avocado Brownies
$1.92for 440 minServes 16
Avocado, melted chocolate, cocoa, and walnuts create dense brownies that bake briefly for a soft, fudgy center.
Photo: hummusapien.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 4 oz$0.45/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.80Typical price |
 | Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
 | Avocados, 0.5$1.29 each typical | 0.5 | $0.65Typical price |
 | Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
 | Pie crust, 0.5$3.49 each typical | 0.5 | $1.75Typical price |
 | Coffee and tea, a little$0.80/oz typical | a little | $0.03Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds, 2.25 oz$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.68 | ||
Swaps
- Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$0.48 per serving$1.92 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup organic cane sugar
- flesh of 1 medium ripe avocado
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder or finely ground coffee (optional)
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- flaky sea salt (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease an eight-inch square baking pan with butter.
- Melt the chocolate chips and butter together in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
- Mash the avocado, then whisk it with the sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy.
- Stir in the melted chocolate, flour, cocoa, espresso powder, salt, and walnuts until just combined.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 22 minutes, until the edges are set and the center remains soft.
- Cool the brownies in the pan for 10 minutes, then cut them and add flaky salt if desired.
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