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Black bean brownies


  • Author: Pip Payne
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 16 1x

Description

Black beans replace the flour in this recipe for a lovely dense, dark chocolate brownie 

Syns: 6 per brownie

(note, the black beans have been synned here as flour)


Ingredients

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  • 1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 75 g good quality cocoa powder
  • 50 g brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 30 g small milk chocolate chunks

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180c
  2. Whizz up all the ingredients in a mixer
  3. Line an 8 inch square cake tin with greaseproof paper and spray with frylight
  4. Spoon the mixture into the tin, and smooth over the top
  5. Evenly sprinkle over the chocolate chunks
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until risen and crispy on top
  7. Divide into 16 squares

Notes

Beautiful served with raspberries and fat-free creme fraiche

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes