A Whole Tray of Brownie Crust

The best part of brownies, hands down, is the crust. In my search for a healthy chocolate treat, I unintentionally, but much to my delight, made an entire tray of brownie crust. That's right, every bite tastes like that coveted corner brownie. This recipe is definitely a keeper.

A Whole Tray of Brownie Crust Recipe

1/2 cup unbleached flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt

3 Tbsp butter, softened
1 cup sucanat
1 egg
1 cup dried figs
1 tsp vanilla
generous 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa and salt.

In another bowl cream together butter and sucanat. Beat in egg. Place figs in a food processor and spin until the figs all form a ball of fig puree (about a minute or so, will be about a half a cup). Add figs to butter mixture along with vanilla and beat on low speed until smooth. Stir in dry ingredients until combined and finally fold in the chopped nuts.

Spread batter evenly in an 8x8 pan (butter pan first if it is not silicone). The batter should be very thick but if it's too thick to spread in pan, add water by the teaspoon until it's spreadable. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.definitely a keeper.