Food Porn: Banana, chocolate & pecan brownies

by Nicole Weston, Posted Sep 30th 2006 @ 12:01PM

If you eat a brownie that has some banana in the batter, can you count that has a healthy snack? Unfortunately, a bit of fruit is not enough to push an otherwise rich treat into the realm of health food, but it does mean that you're getting a few extra nutrients with your dessert - and we're willing to latch onto anything that gives us an excuse to try out these Banana, chocolate and pecan brownies from Johanna, at the Passionate Cook. The recipe is a great way to use up overripe bananas without making banana bread, the typical fate of such fruits. The bananas are combined with a good amount of butter and dark chocolate, as well as eggs, sugar and flour. Pecans are added in to give the brownies some texture and a pleasing crunch, and once baked, the already decadent treats are drizzled with dark and white chocolate.

Even with the bananas and the antioxidants from the dark chocolate, it's still not health food - but it never hurts to pretend, especially if you want a second slice.

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