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Black Bean Brownies

Black Bean Brownies

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    Myrite's Notes: I was cooking for a community collective cooking class, the topic was beans. I was looking for a tasty dessert incorporating this cheap and healthy ingredient. I found it on 101cookbooks...

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Makes 12-24 brownies

  1. preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8 by 8 square baking dish.

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  2. Mix the flax with a splash of water until it becomes an "eggy" consistency. (For vegan recipes you can replace eggs with three times flax mixture)

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  3. crush the walnuts into small peices in blender or by hand, and set aside. Melt the chocolate in the microwave for 40 seconds or on double broiler.

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  4. Combine the rinsed black beans, flax egg, melted chocolate,eggs, oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, and instant coffee in a blender; blend until smooth.

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  5. Place mixture into 8 by 8 greased baking dish. Top with crushed walnuts and place in the oven for 30 minutes.Enjoy!

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1 Comment on Black Bean Brownies

Myrfood Reply

You can alternate this recipe by adding candied ginger, lemon zest or almond butter instead of the melted chocolate!

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