Red Velvet Brownie Recipe (Healthy)
Valentine’s day is fast approaching, and I believe it’s time to bring back my favorite in-theme recipe!
As women navigating it all, it’s important we learn to find ways to nourish ourselves fully. Our body needs nourishment (through nutrients), our soul needs nourishment (through pleasure), our mind need nourishment (with wonder), and our spirit needs nourishment (with connection).
When we are well nourished in all aspects, we find that our resilience is stronger, our joy is wider, and our radiance is palpable. We become THAT woman.
And while that can feel like a dreamy and unattainable future, the truth is that we become grounded in our radiance with one small step at a time.
Here is one way you can nourish your body and soul, in a small practical and doable step.
This sweet treat recipe is meant to support your gut health, and give you a bunch of nutrients you need, especially around your period. Plus, the color is a perfect match for this time of the year (or your time of the month).
Preparation: 20 minutes Baking: 30 minutes Quantity: About 16 squares
Ingredients
260g white chocolate in small pieces
30ml (2 Tbsp) milk of choice
3 medium-sized beetroots, cooked, peeled, and cut into small pieces
2 eggs
160 ml (2/3 cup) whole wheat flour
2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) baking powder
250 ml (1 cup) pecan nuts, coarsely chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven at 180 ºC (350 ºF)
Mix 200 gr of white chocolate with the milk, and slowly melt on low heat. If using the microwave, melt in increments of 30 seconds, to avoid the chocolate from burning. Mix until the texture is even.
Blend the beetroots in a blender until the texture is a granulous mash.
Mix the beetroot mash and the chocolate until creamy.
Mix in the eggs, then gradually add in the flour and baking powder, until thick and homogenous consistency. Add the pecans and mix in.
Butter and flour your mold, and pour your brownie dough in. I like to use a square mold that makes the brownies not too high. Mine is about 30 cm wide.
Bake for about 30-35 minutes in the oven, until a toothpick comes back clean after being dipped. Let cool down.
While it cools, melt the rest of the chocolate and pour on top of the brownies (trust me, it adds a sweet touch that makes everyone come back for seconds) and a few pecans nuts on top.
Enjoy!
This is just one recipe that I feel is a perfect self-love treat for when you need a good pick-me-up and want to offer both nourishment and pleasure to your body.
I made a whole bundle called Self-Love Bundle, if you want more ways to nourish yourself!
This bundle contains:
A recipe booklet (printable) with more recipes of the sort: comfort foods that include ingredients for your hormones and cycle, to nourish your body and soul.
3 EFT Tapping sessions with me of 30 minutes each, to nourish your mind and body by creating calm in your nervous system. This is incredibly powerful, because you will release some of the stress burdens you’ve been carrying for some time, but you also get to connect with me AND your body at the same time.
1 Herbal consultation, to nourish your body through the miracle of nature. You’ll get a form to fill up, so I can get a good idea of the place in life you are in and the types of herb that would match that. And then we get to talk about it for about an hour! You’ll get personalised herbal recommendations tailored to your life and body at the moment.
The entire bundle only costs 100 CAD$, making it less than 25$ per session with me, which is CRAZY cheap. It’s an easy way to get some tailored support, invest in your whole wellbeing, and find sustainable ways to deeply nourish yourself.
You can book your bundle HERE.
I’m looking forward to helping you get some of that well deserved Self-love, and I hope you’ll really enjoy the delicious recipes!
Stay radiant,
Audrey
