Chocolate Beetroot Brownies

Ingredients

• 260 g raw beetroot, cut into chunks (~ 1 large beet)
• 1 cup (150 g) pitted dates (soaked in hot water for 15 minutes)
• ¼ cup (70 mL) runny honey or maple syrup
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons (45 mL) olive oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 150 g (1 ½ cups) almond meal ((blanched or unblanched))
• 3 tablespoons (15 g) cacao, carob or cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (or ¼ teaspoon baking soda)
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• pinch salt