Beans Beans Beans

I love beans, it's true. Ever since going to school in Miami where Cuban food reigns everywhere, rice and beans have become a staple in my life. So when I was searching for a sweet recipe to make to take to work (originally was planning to make cookies) and came across Black Bean Brownies I couldn't help but take a look. What I found was a very interesting recipe and what I made was a very delicious recipe!

Ingredients:

1 15-ounce can unsalted black beans

2 large eggs

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 tbsp vanilla extract

1/2 tbsp instant coffee

pinch of salt

* I also added a 1/2 cup of walnuts (not in the original recipe)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and coat an 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

Combine all ingredients in a blender and pulse until completely smooth.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 20 minutes.

At 20 minutes take out the brownies and top with walnuts.

Continue baking for another 20-25 minutes until the top and sides of brownies are set, although the insides will still be a bit soft.

Let cool then slice into 16 brownies.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.

The final product? So good! Really rich and moist. And they are only 2 points! That's with the walnuts too, so if you take out the nuts they are only 1 pt/brownie. Definitely worth it! Mmmm this may be my go-to brownie recipe moving forward. Plus they are gluten and dairy free!


One last suggestion, I wouldn't tell people the beans ingredient until AFTER they try it. It will weird them out, but then they'll be so shocked at how good they were it'll pass. Enjoy!