Fudgy Black Bean Brownies….with PLENTY of chocolate!
Brownies should be decadent...and really NOT healthy at all. However, sometimes a sweet tooth just lingers and you look for something that will satisfy it with out any guilt attached. Enter THESE brownies. Gluten-free (naturally!) and full of chocolate. Take one to work, have one for dessert or pack them in the kids lunch bag...but omit the nuts! You can't believe it's beans?? I know (wink).
- 1 19oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup cane sugar brown sugar or maple syrup
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
- 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts optional
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan and line with parchment paper.
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Combine beans, eggs, oil, chia, cocoa, salt, vanilla and sugar in food processor. Puree until smooth. Remove blade and stir in all but 2 tbsp chocolate chips and walnuts, if using.
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Pour mixture into prepared pan and top with reserved chocolate chips. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until just set in centre and toothpick comes out mostly clean, with a few crumbs still stuck. Cool completely. Refrigerate for 2 hours before cutting into bars.
Feel free to blend in a Vitamix or other high-powered blender. You'll just have to work at scrapping it all out. The batter must be smooth, so simply mashing the beans with a potato masher or back of a fork just wont work.
Hi, I'm Katie!
I am a nutritionist, chef, mom to two little ones, and a lover of food!
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