Divine Black Bean Brownies.
Nothing bad about these beauties! Full of protein and polyphenols this recipe means you can exchange the sugar crash for a joyful, guilt-free snack for all the family!
Ingredients
2 x 400g cans black beans, drained and rinsed thoroughly.
1.5 tbsp vanilla extract
6 large eggs
200g soft butter
100g demerara sugar
75g cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
85g 70% chocolate, broken into small chunks.
1 - Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 20 x 30cm brownie tin with baking parchment. Put the beans and vanilla, 1/2 tsp salt and eggs into a blender until completely smooth
2 - Add the butter, sugar, baking powder and cocoa and beat again until creamy. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
3 - Scrape the mixture into the tin and bake for 25 minutes until the top crisps slightly - you want a bit of a wobble in the mixture underneath.
4 - Leave to cool, then cut into bite-sized squares
5 – Add walnuts, seeds, cherries for more depth
