Rich Double Dark Chocolate Brownies
Print this postIt’s been a crazy last couple of weeks. I thought that I would share this unique recipe for brownies, so please don’t freak out when you see black beans in the recipe 
. I’ve talked about the benefits of fiber and chocolate from previous posts. These still have quit a few calories in them, so I wouldn’t say they are low-cal, but they are much healthier than regular or box-mix brownies. They have a lot less sugar and a lot more vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants in them. Here is the nutritional information.
Rich Double Dark Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup organic canned black beans, rinsed
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 banana (I used a frozen one)
- 1/3 cup organic sucanat or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon stevia
- 2- 1 ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup 60% cocoa baking chips (I used Ghirardelli)
Directions
Place a pan over medium heat and add the ¼ cup oil. Add the banana and cook until golden in color. Add the unsweetened chocolate and melt. Remove from heat. Place the black beans into a food processor fitted with a blade. Process the beans until smooth. Add the applesauce, banana and chocolate mixture, sucanat, stevia, instant coffee, vanilla extract, and egg. Process a few more seconds to combine. In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the wet mixture from the food processor to combine. Stir in chips. Bake in a 8 X 8 baking pan at 350 F for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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