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Super Sneaky Spinach Brownies

December 27, 2020 By Morgan Last Updated: December 27, 2020

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Spinach brownies are a better for you dessert the whole family will love! This veggie brownies recipe is packed with chocolate and spinach making it a kid-friendly snack. Get ready – this hidden veggie recipe is going to become a healthy dessert favorite!

Sometimes I concoct a recipe and even I think it sounds plain wrong.

How Spinach Brownies Came to be..

This particular recipe came to fruition when we experienced our first snow storm of the season. Mid November we were expecting 8-10 inches of snow.

Since baking with kids is one of my favorite ways to keep littles occupied, I set to grabbing what I needed for a few different recipes. This way, I could both warm the house and keep them occupied.

Except – I didn’t want to be stuck indoors with 2 kids packed with sugar. And, well, brownies with spinach were born.

a pinable image showing spinach brownies on parchment and marble

This spinach recipe for kids blends the best of two worlds. Fudgy, chocolatey brownies and super secret veggie that your kids won’t know is there.

Like all of my sneaky recipes, these look like a decadent snack. You can see that in my breakfast cookies and veggie donuts.

Tips for making veggie brownies

Deceptively simple, this treat will be even better if you follow these tips.

  • Spinach comes in the form of a vegetable puree, which is simple to make. Spinach baby food is also an option.
  • As with any good brownie, underbake it! Overcooking will make it dry and blech.
  • The texture of these is a “fudgy cakey” brownie – literally the only way to describe it. They’re moist and dense, but also more of a cake texture due to the puree.
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Spinach tips

You can use fresh or frozen spinach here since we’ll be using a puree. If you’ve never done so before, just take your green and put them into a high speed blender.

If you’re using frozen greens, make sure to defrost them. Add a tablespoon or so of water to help get them moving.

You can also sub in other greens, just skip any that have a TON of flavor.

These also work well with other purees like mashed butternut squash or sweet potato.

a horizontal image of spinach brownies removed from the pan and on parchment paper, cut with one removed.

Be sure not to over bake these spinach brownies. Overcooking will make them dry! Take the pan out of the oven when they’re just set and sit look a little wet.

Super Sneaky Spinach Brownies

Wow your family with these brownies with spinach. Your kids will gobble them up. The nutrients in spinach totally outweigh the chocolate, promise!

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spinach brownies stacked on top of each other with a bite missing from the top brownie
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Super Sneaky Spinach Brownies

These spinach brownies look and taste like the real thing, but have the added bonus of nutrient packed spinach!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Baked Goods, Kid friendly
Keyword hidden veggies, spinach
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 9 brownies
Calories 215 kcal
Author Morgan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips + extra
  • 3/4 cup spinach puree
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. Melt butter in a large bowl. Whisk in chocolate until melted completely.
  3. Whisk in butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, cocoa powder, and spinach puree.
  4. Add in flour, salt, and baking powder, mixing gently until just incorporated.
  5. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper and spread brownie mix into the pan.
  6. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips and bake for 25 minutes. or until the middle looks no longer wet. They will not be totally cooked, but will set and cook through after removing from the oven. DO NOT OVER BAKE or they will be dry!

Recipe Notes

For more chocolatey goodness, stir in 1/4 cup of chips into the batter when adding flour. Do not over mix, you want the least amount of gluten you can. Take brownies out when they’re still a big undercooked to avoid dry brownies.

Nutrition Facts
Super Sneaky Spinach Brownies
Amount Per Serving (1 brownie)
Calories 215 Calories from Fat 118
% Daily Value*
Fat 13.06g20%
Saturated Fat 7.1g44%
Trans Fat 0.211g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.62g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.066g
Cholesterol 151mg50%
Sodium 198mg9%
Potassium 307mg9%
Carbohydrates 22.33g7%
Fiber 3.3g14%
Sugar 8.88g10%
Protein 5.68g11%
Vitamin A 8500IU170%
Vitamin C 1.7mg2%
Calcium 70mg7%
Iron 3.6mg20%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Okay, so tell me – what are your snow day essentials? Do you like the snow? Let me know in the comments!

If your kids are spinach haters, you need these picky eater approved recipes in your life:

Easy Spinach Smoothie Recipe

Veggie Pesto Pasta Sauce

Spinach Muffins

Filed Under: Picky Eaters, Snacks

Comments

  1. Nina Wilkins says

    February 28, 2021 at 4:29 pm

    5 stars
    Nice recipe and my brownies came out perfect. I also added a lil almond milk, but the main thing the spinach is completely undetected! Great for my daughter who seems to be replused by veggies, she really love these brownies.

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    • Morgan says

      March 3, 2021 at 5:22 am

      So glad your daughter loves them!! Thanks for sharing!

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