Choco-Coconut and Pistachio Brownies

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Choco-Coconut & Pistachio Brownies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup pistachio nuts, roughly chopped

Method

1. Heat oven to 175C.
2. Grease and line a slice tin.
3. Combine butter, sugar, egg and vanilla essence in a bowl.
4. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
5. Add with 3/4 cup shredded coconut and chopped pistachio nuts to butter mixture.
6. Mix together well.
7. Spread mixture evenly over base of tin.
8. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup shredded coconut over top.
9. Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of tin.
10. Cool completely in pan.
11. Cut into squares. Makes 16.