Ida’s Black Bean Brownies
What to cook with those healthy, affordable and pantry stocked cans of Black Beans? Brownies, of course! There are lots of options to experiment a little with this recipe, so try them a variety of ways …
1. the larger the pan, the slimmer and firmer the brownies, which is great for that perfect bite size taste, 2. flexiblity with chocolate ( I found out that 6 individual wrap Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Squares = 1/2 semi-sweet- chocolate chocolate chips) … and … 3. sad, but true, if you forget to add the baking powder and/or salt and coffee … you will still get wonderful brownies, just a little flatter but tasty… very forgiving…. and the smoother the puree mixture, the smoother and less bean-like texture ….. this is alot of beans!
Ingredients
- 1 15-oz can black beans rinsed and drained
- 3 large eggs
- 3 Tbsp canola or sunflower oil 45 mL
- 1 tsp vanilla 5 mL
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 30 g
- ⅔ cup sugar 120 g
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp finely ground or instant coffee (optional)
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 60 g
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Puree black beans, oil, and vanilla into a smooth paste. (a Braun hand-held blender works great )
3. In large bowl mix the bean puree and eggs.
4. In separate bowl, combine cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt and coffee.
5. Add dry ingredients with puree/eggs and stir in chocolate bits or chocolate equivalent.
6. Choose either 8×8, 9×9 or larger (7×11 inch) pans and line with parchment paper. The bigger the pan the thinner and more firm the brownies.
7. Bake for apprx 35 – 40 minutes. A toothpick test will help determine how long .
Cool brownies before cutting.
NUTRITION
Serving: 1brownie (16 small servings) | Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5.3g | Saturated Fat: 1.5g | Trans Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 11.4g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.7mg
Original recipe from Sarah of liveeatlearn …. LED …