Black Bean Brownies!

cnbenton

So I found this recipe for black bean brownies and decided to try making som today. They are so good! And you can't even tell they have beans in them. I made some changes from the recipe below. I used sugar substitute (Diabeti Sweet) instead of sugar and applesauce instead of vegetable oil. I also left out the coffee and the chocolate chips. I also added two scoops of chocolate protein powder to boost the protein content a little. I think next time I may add a bit of baking powder to give them a more cake-like texture, but they were really rich and fudgey. Maybe I'll also add some nuts on top next time. Going to have one for dessert tonight with a squirt of fat free Rediwhip and some sugar free chocolate syrup! Yummy.

Ingredients
1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
3 eggs
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon instant coffee (optional)
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (optional)

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 square baking dish.
Combine the black beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, and instant coffee in a blender; blend until smooth; pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.

Makes 16 servings
Calories: 126 | Total Fat: 5.3g | Cholesterol: 40mg

Solandra

This looks pretty darn good, actually - did you have any problems finding black beans that weren't southwest-style?

lemonllama

This sounds crazy and almost gross yet at the same time delish and i want to make them!!! Black beans!! who would of thought...How many cookies did it make for a batch?

kristie874

I just had to send this to a gluten free friend! Thanks!

mvl1014

If you are going to use the oil--and you have it on hand--walnut oil would probably be a fantastic substitution to regular veg. oil.

cnbenton

This looks pretty darn good, actually - did you have any problems finding black beans that weren't southwest-style?

No problem finding plain black beans at all. They were with all of the other cans of beans at the grocery store.

cnbenton

This sounds crazy and almost gross yet at the same time delish and i want to make them!!! Black beans!! who would of thought...How many cookies did it make for a batch?

It made and 8x8 pan of brownies. I cut it into 16 pieces, which is what the recipe called for.

jmdolan

bump

MisdemeanorM

wow - that sounds SO nasty - but I really want to eat beans (I call myself an involuntary vegetarian because meat is so expensive generally speaking!) and we have a ton of dry beans - there have to be some black ones in there somewhere. This has to be the weirdest recipe I have ever seen. I am totally trying it! :laugh:

HonestOmnivore

bump!

pettmybunny

bumping for my topics, since I just made a bunch of black beans for the week.

LandBsdotingchauffeur

adding to my topics to try!

immacookie

Ok that is just so odd that I might have to try it... LOL!

How was the texture... were they "fudgy" brownies or "cakey" brownies?? :drinker:

candylea

I might have to try these.

pettmybunny

So, I just made the brownies... a little different recipe though, because I also have an egg allergy. Here's the recipe I tried...

Ingredients
•15 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed
•2 whole bananas
•0.33 cup agave nectar
•0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa
•1 tbsp cinnamon
•1 tsp vanilla extract
•0.25 cup raw sugar (optional)
•0.25 cup instant oats

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease anf 8x8" pan and set aside. Combine all ingredients, except oats, in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth, scrapping sides as needed. Stir in the oats and pour batter into the pan. Bake approx 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before slicing Chef's Note: if you find these brownies are too soft or too fudgey, add another 1/4 cup oats or flour.

These are 164 calories, 32g carbs, 8g sugar, 7g fiber and 9g protein. (cut the 8X8 pan into 12 pieces)

I got the numbers from plugging the recipe into http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php.

So... results of the taste test... Two kids were afraid to try them. One kid ate one and said it was too gooey (I don't think I baked them long enough, they were rather soft). Another kid said they were good. And one kid ate two. My husband said that maybe it was because he knew what was in them, but he swore he tasted the beans. All I tasted was the cinnamon. Next time I make these (and yes, I'll make them again), I'll cut out the cinnamon and add a bit more cocoa.

tlblood

I have made black bean brownies before using far fewer ingredients...don't know how they'd compare to yours, but they turned out pretty tasty.

Puree 15 oz can of black beans in sauce
Mix with one box brownie mix

Bake as directed.

They smell a bit beany when they first come out of the oven, but after they cool, you can't tell one bit. I took them to work and nobody knew they weren't normal brownies.

pettmybunny

I can't do that one, because a lot of the brownie mixes (3 or 4 that I checked in the aisle) had milk as one of the ingredients. I can use an egg substitute for baking, but I can't get around the milk allergy!

debnu1

mmm brownies!

siobhannestor

I am not a "sweets" person at all, but I also have to try this. It sounds so odd, black beans in the place of wheat! I love the idea of it though!

Jennplus2

:noway: Sweet! I am going to make them and see if the fam can tell! :laugh:

lazygirllosesweight

This is so crazy I just have to try it.