BROWNIES BROWNIES BROWNIES!

Hummmingbird

Hello! here is the recipe for Black Bean Brownies...or BBB!

You will need:
Box of Brownie Mix
Pan
Oven
1 can of black beans (12 oz)
Water
Blender

1. Open can of black beans, dump into strainer and rinse. Put beans back into can and cover with enough water to cover the beans.

2. Put beans and water into blender and puree well.

3. Combine with brownie mix!

4. Back according to box directions! No need for eggs or oil!

High in fiber and protein...lower fat!

if you do weight watchers...only 2 points!

DixieDarlin1987

Have you actually eaten these yet? Are they any good?

kalebsmama07

whats calorie content if you happen to know??? im guessing about 100 calories per serving....??? or how many servings do u go by the box for the servings n cook time?

sarahgaye

Sounds great, thanks for sharing!!

Hummmingbird

i have! acutally the first time i tried them...they were at a party...no one told me what they were i just ate them! the consistency seemed different but other than that they were delicious...finally at the end of the party the host was like...so who liked the brownies? we all raised our hands and he laughed saying....well now let me tell you whats in them! i was amazed!

Hummmingbird

whats calorie content if you happen to know??? im guessing about 100 calories per serving....??? or how many servings do u go by the box for the servings n cook time?

for the baking go by the box...for calories...no clue.. good question ill look it up!

Hummmingbird

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calories.asp?recipe=443211 FOR CALORIE INFO!

kalebsmama07

its saying error on page when i copy n paste website????

Hummmingbird

grrr one sec

Hummmingbird

idk mine is working...anyone else having an issue with this?

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calories.asp?recipe=443211

brendansmom1

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calories.asp?recipe=443211

The link worked for me...just take off the "for calorie info" at the end

I have got to try these!!!!!!

kjensen15

Man I've so wanted to try these but it scares me!

Hummmingbird

they are good i promise...if any of yall try it...let me know what you think!

iamstaceywood

do u think i could make these with dried beans?

Hummmingbird

you would probably have to cook them first...becuase they need to be soft to be pureed...but im sure you could! ive never cooked dried beans so im not 100% try it out! let me know!

Alysgrma

Bump for later

Hummmingbird

Approximate Calories, Fat, and Price Per Serving
136 calories, 2.6 g fat, 1 g fiber, $0.14

Purplegal32

wow I am gonna try these they sound well intriguing esp if they r really low in calories

Hummmingbird

Approximate Calories, Fat, and Price Per Serving
136 calories, 2.6 g fat, 1 g fiber, $0.14

givprayz

I'm wondering if I follow my own brownie recipe for the dry ingredients (uses part whole wheat flour, part stevia, and cocoa with gogi berries) if I will get good results. I'll have to try it this weekend. If it's any good, I'll post it.

kjensen15

I'm wondering if I follow my own brownie recipe for the dry ingredients (uses part whole wheat flour, part stevia, and cocoa with gogi berries) if I will get good results. I'll have to try it this weekend. If it's any good, I'll post it.

OOOh i'd be curious to know! I have a great home made browine recipe but its definitely not low fat/low cal!

Grokette

I'm wondering if I follow my own brownie recipe for the dry ingredients (uses part whole wheat flour, part stevia, and cocoa with gogi berries) if I will get good results. I'll have to try it this weekend. If it's any good, I'll post it.

Would be way healthier than a processed brownie mix.

umfan85

I have been SO curious to try these. I am soaking beans now, will try to make these tomorrow!

givprayz

Well, how were they?

iamstaceywood

I made these today, low sodium beans. Make sure you really puree the crap out of the beans. I liked them very much. I'm bringing them to work with me tonight and noone knowsw how i made them and im just gonna let em have at em and see what everyone says later.....haha. Hubby said the texture is off, they are kinda playdoghey. The brownie mix covers the bean flavor very well tho.

Hummmingbird

yaaay! im glad you were brave enought to try them! and very glad you liked them!

givprayz

So, I experimented today. Here are my results:

Basic mix:
1/2 cup cacao and Gogi berries (Whole Foods Market)
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup Stevia (cup for cup measures to sugar)
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup white flour
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed, returned to can and enough water added to fill can
1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix all dry ingredients. Process beans and water until smooth and add vanilla. mix wet into dry ingredients. Spoon into mini muffin tins to fill each of 24 spaces. Bake at 350 for 18 minutes.

This makes a not bad healthy brownie. I also added things to the basic recipe to see what was even better. Of course, all of the additions add calories and fat, so it's up to you. this is what I tried:

1) 1/3 cup French Vanilla Latte instant coffee mix- MMMM, good.
2) 2 TBSP Carnivale Cake Ground coffee- good taste but gritty texture
3) 1/3 cup Mayan Dark Chocolate Lattte mix- Better than plain, but not really noticeable as a separate flavor.
4) 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter- Good flavor but dry, crumbly texture- definitely needs work.

So there are some ideas. I am not a chef/baker, so if someone with more culinary skills wants to give us some recipes, I"m game to try them.

I added the recipe to the recipes section. I'm not sure how to access those yet.