This giveaway is now closed, but the recipe is awesome so keep reading!

Ready for another awesome cookbook? If you have someone in your life who loves avocados, this is the PERFECT holiday gift for them.

First off, my friend Gaby from What’s Gaby Cooking is awesome and my little Owen is also completely smitten with her. It’s the cutest thing ever – he loves Gaby! Unfortunately for Owen, Gaby is already spoken for. For some reason he hasn’t noticed the ring on her left hand and I haven’t had the heart to break the news to him. 😉

Gaby recently published her first cookbook  Absolutely Avocados. The book is a great avocado resource, well designed, beautifully photographed and features all kinds of scrumptious avocado recipes, including a really delicious Caesar dressing that I love and, today’s featured recipe, brownies!

We need to talk about these brownies. They are DELISH. Super rich and fudgy, these brownies have a wonderful crust on top that actually stays crispy the next day. It’s like a brownie miracle. The brownies taste nothing like avocados and, by replacing half of the butter with a healthy avocado, a little bit of the guilt can be alleviated when enjoying this tasty treat.

Since it’s the Gifts & Giveaways time of year here on This Week for Dinner, you better believe we are giving away a copy of Gaby’s book!

Here is how to enter the giveaway! (Comments must be posted by Midnight PT on Tuesday, 11/26.)

• Simply leave a comment, any comment, on this post! That’s it!
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I asked Gaby if, at any point along the way of writing her book, she got sick of avocados. She exclaimed, “Of course not! I love them!” That is one dedicated woman.

Avocado Brownies (Say What?!?) and a Very Gaby Giveaway!

 

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From Absolutely Avocados by Gaby Dalkin

Author: Jane Maynard

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 Hass avocado (4.5 ounces)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• ½ cup unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Cut the avocado in half lengthwise. Remove the pit from the avocado and discard. Remove the avocado from the skin and place the avocado flesh in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, mix until the avocado is mashed and smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add the granulated sugar and beat until full incorporated.
3. In a double boiler over simmering water, melt the butter and cocoa powder until smooth. Remove from the heat and let cool.
4. Add the chocolate mixture to the stand mixer bowl and mix until the chocolate is fully incorporated.
5. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, followed by the espresso powder, vanilla extract and salt.
6. Add the flour and mix until there are no streaks of flour showing. Stir in the chocolate chips with a spatula.
7. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes. The brownies will be dense and moist. Let cool for at least 1 hour before cutting. Dust with confectioners sugar just before serving if desired.

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Today’s recipe is a teaser recipe. But that’s the way it’s gotta be. I need you to have this recipe before I can share three other recipes with you. Hence, the tease. But I promise it will be worth the mystery and the wait!

The recipe below for Cornflake Crunch is from the book Momofuku Milk Bar by Christina Tosi. I have yet to visit the Momofuku Milk Bar in NYC, but I’ve been told it is quite the experience. Next time I’m in New York I am definitely making a special trip. Anyway, back to the Cornflake Crunch. Like I said, it’s an ingredient in another Momofuku recipe that I will share with you tomorrow. I also made a Crispy Crunch, which I needed for another recipe that I’ve been trying to perfect. Again, you’re going to have to wait a bit for the big reveal!

So, for today, let your imaginations run wild…what wonderful things will we be using the Cornflake and Crispy Crunch for?!

Cornflake (and Crispy) Crunch!

 

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Cook time

20 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

Adapted from Momofuku Milk Bar by Christina Tosi

Author: Jane Maynard

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• 5 cups cornflakes or crisped rice
• ½ cup milk powder
• 3 tablespoons sugar (Jane note: I would use 4 tablespoons)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (Jane note: If you are using salted butter, only put in ½ teaspoon of salt)
• 9 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
2. Place cornflakes in a medium bowl and crush with your hands until they are about ¼ in size. If using crisped rice, no need to crush it, although you can a little bit if you like. Mix in milk powder, sugar and salt. Add butter and stir to coat evenly.
3. Spread on parchment- or Silpat-lined sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes. I think I had to toast them a bit longer than that and I stirred them around halfway through baking. They should look toasted, smell buttery and should crunch gently when cooled.
4. Cool completely then store or use in a recipe. Store in an airtight container – up to 1 week at room temperature, up to 1 month in the fridge or freezer.

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