Pumpkin Brownies

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius or if you have a convention fan, to 160 degrees Celsius.
2. Place the pumpkin a baking tray and bake for 45 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. Discard skin and seeds and weigh 400g of pumpkin flesh.
3. In a food processor, blend the pumpkin flesh with oil. Place in a large mixing bowl.
4. In a high-food processor grind the almonds, coconut flakes, sugar and salt. Transfer to the mixing bowl and swirl in with a spatula.  Add in the cacao powder.
5. Line a cake tin with baking parchment.
6. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and allow to chill.
8. Melt chocolate in a glass bowl over a sauce pan of water. Pour the melted chocolate over the brownies. Allow the chocolate to set.
9. Sieve over some cocoa powder and sprinkle some coconut flakes.