These brownies are a total oxymoron. Healthy brownies? I would never have believed it until I tried them. Now, with substitutions like black beans in place of flour and avocado in place of oil or butter, there is a significant texture difference from traditional brownies but the flavor is spot on. These are more like fudge than cake, and at only 100calories per square, you can practically eat the whole pan!
I followed this recipe from Cara's Cravings which is a great blog that you should certainly check out. I even brought them with me to our Mexican themed tailgate (Get it? Avocado and black beans? It made sense to me.) and they were devoured. This is also a D-dessert! Check out other D-feast foods here.
---Ingredients-----------------------------------------------------------
1 15.5 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
3 eggs
1/4 c agave syrup
1/2 ripe avocado
6 T cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1 t vanilla
6 T sugar
2 t instant espresso (or one shot of espresso)
1 t cyan pepper or hot paprika (optional)
---Preparation-----------------------------------------------------------
Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8x8" pan with parchment paper.
Combine black beans, egg substitute, agave syrup, and avocado in food processor. Blend for a few minutes, until completely smooth. Add remaining ingredients and continue blending until fully combined, stopping once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Spread into baking dish. Bake for 30-33 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the brownies comes out clean.
These are best if you let them sit overnight before slicing and enjoying!
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serving size: 1/12th of recipe
Calories: 98.0
Total Fat: 1.2
Total Carbs: 19.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
Protein: 4.2 g
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