July 4

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!

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