Quinoa Brownies
115 g dark chocolate
100 g butter
250 g sugar
3 large eggs
10 ml vanilla
180 g quinoa flour (approximately 150 g quinoa milled)
100 g milk
1 cup nuts (e.g. pecans, hazelnuts, walnuts)
Preheat the oven to 180˚C and line a 21-22 cm round baking tin with baking paper.
Place chocolate and butter into Thermomix bowl and grind for 5 seconds on Speed 9. Melt the combined chocolate and butter for 6-8 minutes on Soft Speed at 50˚C or until melted.
Add sugar and mix for 5 seconds on Speed 4. Leave to cool in bowl for 5 minutes.
With blades rotating on Speed 3-4, add eggs through the hole one at a time through hole in lid until combined.
Add vanilla, quinoa flour and milk and combine for 1-2 minutes on Interval Speed. Watch the mixture through the hole in lid and stop when it looks combined…don’t over mix.
Pour mixture into a slice tin lined with baking paper. Sprinkle nuts over and press down. Bake for approximately 20 minutes being careful not to over cook. Check brownies are ready by using a toothpick poked into the middle of the pan – it should come out with a few crumbs on it. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes before slicing.
General Tips
This recipe is good for gluten free if you use gluten free chocolate.
Recipe contributed by Jean O’Donnell
Enjoy xx
Looks delicious! A slight typo on the title! It says Quiona instead of Quinoa!
If you want to mill your own Quinoa, do you know how many seconds and speed?
Thanks so much for picking up my typo!! Oooops
You would think that I would learn not to multi-task but I never do so thanks for helping me out 
You can mill any grains in the Thermomix (including quinoa) for 40 seconds – 1 minute on Speed 9-10). Happy brownie making! Simone x
Oh, these sound wonderful Simone – thank you!!! Hmmm, I wonder if I have enough chocolate to make these tonight…
They are very yummy Jo so fingers crossed you had enough chocolate! x
Nice use of Quinoa! I really like the look of this recipe and hope to find time to try it soon. In the mean time, I’ve added your blog to the list of “Top 50 Thermomix Blogs” on SuperKitchenMachine.com . Cheers
How exciting
I love your website Helene so I am especially excited to get a mention on it! Hope you enjoy the Quinoa Brownies once you get to making them on your no doubt very long list of things to make! Thanks again, Simone x
Hi there,
Is there a way of making this with raw cacao instead of chocolate?
Pippa
I’m sure you could Pippa but I’ll head over to my facebook page (Thermomix Essentials) and ask for suggestions!
Sounds yummy. Just a little confused – do we cook in round cake tin or slice tin
It is yummy Laura
Cook the brownies in a slice tin. Hope you enjoy x
Thank you
You are very welcome Rhoda! Thank you for taking the time to visit my little blog and comment. Hope you enjoy x
Am perplexed as to why 150g quinoa becomes 180 g after it is milled???? How bizarre! Does anyone know why??
Hello Fiona!
Hope you enjoyed the brownies!! Simone x
I must say I have never weighed something before and after milling….check out the Thermomix Essentials Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Thermomix-Essentials/138914936156010) as I have posted your question there to see what the responses are
I milled 150g, and guess what – it weighed 150g….!!
Hee hee
Although I have just posted your question on facebook I have had some great answers! I’ll have to let them know that you’ve now milled and weighed the quinoa and it was the same weight!!!! 
Hi Simone, LOVE the idea of this slice. Unfortunately we are a nut-free household. Do you think it would work with a mixture of dried fruits and seeds? TIA
Hello Angela,
I am sure it will work with that mixture. Give it a go and let me know how you go!!
Cheers, Simone x
Great use of Quinoa! Looking forward to trying, at least if my kids want something sweet I know there getting some good stuff in there with it! Just wondering, about milling my own Quinoa flour, do I rinse it first, but then it would need to be dry to mill… But if I just mill it straight from packet won’t it have the bitter taste? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hello Tegan,
Sorry about the delay in responding….I was trying to find out more information for you! I did pop this question up on my Thermomix Essentails facebook site and was told that Quinoa flour is already pre-washed. However another lady told me that organic Quinoa flour does need washing prior to using otherwise it will taste bitter as you thought. I would suggest if you do buy organic Quinoa flour to wash it and allow to dry overnight and then you can mill and/or use easily…hopefully that will do the trick. Don’t soak the grains for too long though as I have been warned they can sprout!!! I would love to know how you go with this.
Have a great day, Simone x
Thank you very much, I will try washing the grains then drying overnight before milling into flour