Author Notes
These delicious brownies will satisfy any sweet tooth with out having to feel guilty that you ate a brownie. They are gluten free made from black beans but seriously you would never know it. These are a great on the go snack you don't even need to call them a treat even though they taste like it. Recipe has been adapted from DAMY. —Jaime
Ingredients
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1
(can) of black beans - rinse well
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3
whole eggs
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1/3 cup
natural apple sauce
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3.4 cups
raw cocoa
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2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon
almond extract (optional)
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Pinch
sea salt
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1/3 cup
Real Maple Syrup
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1.5 teaspoons
Organic coffee (ground beans) or instant
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1 teaspoon
baking powder
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2 pieces
Semi sweet dark chocolate - chopped
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2 tablespoons
Chia seeds (optional)
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1/2 cup
shredded coconut
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4 tablespoons
Natural peanut butter
Directions
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Combine everything but the peanut butter in a cuisinart and blend until smooth. Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees. Pour mixture into a square brownie pan lined with parchment paper then drop a few spoonfuls of room temperature peanut butter on top of the mixture and swirl with a toothpick. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Let the brownies cool in the pan for a few minutes before removing. Then cut into 16 pieces.
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