2 ingredient brownie bites (egg free)

How do you get your kids to eat vegetables?  Well, you hide them in chocolate of course!  I'm all for sneaking in extra nutrition whenever I can, b/c even though some of you may have kids that eat a well-balanced meal with plenty of fresh fruits and veggies....my kids don't.  They do well with fruits, but they have a very limited number of vegetables they will eat.  So, when I read somewhere that you could make brownies using just pureed pumpkin (no eggs or oil needed), I had to give it a try.  One, b/c it would give the kids some extra vitamins (pumpkin is good for you!).  Two, NO EGGS! So it would be a treat my little man could have. Three, they would be getting a treat, but it would be a little healthier.  Now, I'm not saying anything about a boxed brownie mix is healthy - but, just work with me here!

you can use any brownie mix and you need 15 oz pureed pumpkin (this is the large can, so I used half).  Mix the two ingredients together - no additions needed.  Place in whatever size pan you want, I used a mini muffin pan to make 'brownie bites'.  The perfect size for this guy...

Mr. Three is giving them a taste test...

he loves chocolate. 

Can't imagine where he gets that from ;)

he crams the entire thing in his mouth...a sure sign that it gets his seal of approval.  (Which is very difficult to come by!)

one happy vampire boy.  He ate 3 before I cut him off!

Now, these are super simple.  They are egg free.  The kids loved them.  So, I will definitely use this trick again.  Me personally....I didn't like them.  They are very dense and moist with the slightest hint of pumpkin flavor.  I mean, they aren't bad, I just didn't care for them.  However, I didn't make them for me, I made them for the kiddos, who gave them a 'thumbs up'!

I'm sharing this with It's a Keeper, Feeding Four, Miz Helen's Country Cottage, Ekat's Kitchen, Alli'n Son, Cybele Pascal Allergen-Free Cuisine