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Black Bean Brownies

Course Dessert, Snack
Keyword black bean brownies, black beans, brownies, chocolate, dessert, snack
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 9 large brownies
Author Ashlen Leonard

Ingredients

  • 1 540 ml can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • Semi-sweet chocolate chips optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and grease or line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
  • In a food processor or blender, combine black beans, eggs, sugar, cocoa powder, oil, baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Blend until smooth and there are no whole beans are visible.
  • Pour the batter into the greased or lined baking dish and sprinkle chocolate chips on top (optional but highly recommended).
  • Bake for ~25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let the brownies cool for at least 10 minutes before they are removed from the pan. Enjoy!

Notes

For a holiday inspired twist, crushed candy canes are a great substitute topping instead of or in accompaniment with the chocolate chips. 
This recipe is adapted from mysanfranciscokitchen.com.