Chocolate Nutbutter Bars aka Healthy Butternut Squash Brownies ;)

[big brown horse]

I guess I'm with Dace on these brownies . . . I mean if you are going to call them "brownies," the expectations have been raised. I think they should be called "chocolate, nutbutter bars" or something.

However . . . if you are not a purist about keeping them healthy, I found that a few chocolate chips added to the brownies helps you overlook the lack of true brownieness.

"Chocolate nutbutter bars" lol! I don't see that adding chocolate chips would hurt.

Here's the thing, I can't be picky b/c I'm a big-tub-o. Drake, you go find the 'bad for you' brownies thread and quit hatin' on my 'just for the tubbies' brownies!


(And yes, I'm having a personal sugar free margarita, so I'm feeling feisty.)

 

[Dace]

Drink on BBH!

On the topic of Nutella....have you seen the tv ads? They claim it is a nut spread with a hint of cocoa ( or chocolate, not sure)..... Really? It is a chocolate sugar spread! Yummy as a dessert...on pound cake with strawberries sure, but for kid's breakfast? Come on!

Ok, back to the healthy brownies.

 

[big brown horse]

Drink on BBH!

On the topic of Nutella....have you seen the tv ads? They claim it is a nut spread with a hint of cocoa ( or chocolate, not sure)..... Really? It is a chocolate sugar spread! Yummy as a dessert...on pound cake with strawberries sure, but for kid's breakfast? Come on!

Ok, back to the healthy brownies.

I know right?? I found a brand called "Justin's" that is way better than Nutella. Justin's is just cocoa, hazelnuts and evaporated cane sugar...still taste dy-no-mite though.

Hey Dace!!

 

[DrakeMaiden]

Yeah . . . Nutella is like chocolate-hazelnut flavored pure sugar crack if you ask me. I think that was the first and last time I will ever buy it. Not to say it didn't taste good.

Hey, BBH. I like the idea of healthy brownies, but I'm afraid it is an oxymoron. I was hoping for a tasty, healthy snack, but since I need to add chocolate chips to make legitimate tasting brownies, I'm afraid I just have a healthier dessert on my hands. Which has it's place, mind you.

Sadly I am a chocolate eating maniac right now. That is why I have been making these brownies. I have been eating so much chocolate lately that I seriously feel like I am poisoning myself. But I keep going back for more. I did read that chocolate helps reduce stress, though.

 

[Neko-chan]

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[big brown horse]

I love it when people can add their own touches and share them with us.

And I think you can use any type of squash or even apple.

 

[Neko-chan]

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