Saturday, March 8, 2014

The Great Bean Brownie Trick

There's a recipe for black bean chocolate brownies floating around the internet, and as I enjoy using my kids as guinea pigs, I thought I'd give it a try.

After yoga this morning, my wife and I were shopping in Aldi when I saw the brownie mixes, which reminded me of the recipe, so I threw the box into our cart.

Once we got home, I decided to make them then and there. I started with two very basic ingredients - a 15oz can of black beans and the box of brownie mix:


Since Aldi didn't have the low-sodium (or sodium-free) black beans, I first drained and rinsed the beans:



Once drained, I added them and half a can of water to the Ninja and pureed the heck out of 'em:



...then added the puree to the dry mix...



But how did it taste at this point? A taste test was in order:



Then into the 350-degree oven they went for 30 minutes:




And after an appropriate amount of cooling (5-10 minutes), the verdict was in: "It tastes like the trampoline-y top of chocolate pudding!" I just don't have the heart to tell them what the secret ingredient was...


Give it a try and let me know how they go over at your house!

Here's the original post I got the idea from: http://greenlitebites.com/2012/07/05/the-black-bean-brownie-trick/





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