Brownies!

How can you get any better than a delicious chocolaty brownie? A HEALTHY delicious chocolaty brownie!! Today I am going to share with you a new recipe that I just found for black bean brownies. Stay with me, I know exactly what you are thinking. I made these last Sunday and Candice and I thought they were delicious. John also ate his in one bite! I will admit, I was a little weary to try them, but I had to try it out. So without further ado, here is the recipe.


Black Bean Brownies

- 1 can black beans (19oz can) drain and rinse well

- 3 tbsp coconut oil - melted

- 3 eggs

- 1/2 cup cocoa powder

- 1 tsp vanilla

- 1/4 cup carob chips

- 2/3 cup coconut sugar (brown sugar, some stevia, etc would also work) 

- 3 tbsp peanut butter - melted

In a blender or food processor, puree beans, coconut oil, eggs, cocoa powder, vanilla and carob chips until smooth. Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl and stir in the sugar. Pour brownie mixture into parchment paper-lined pan (8x8). Spraying the pan with cooking spray also does the trick, and I used a little bit bigger pan. Scoop, pour or dollop peanut butter onto the top of brownie and swirl with a butter knife. Bake @ 350^oF for about 25 minutes until set. Let cool on a wire rack. Cut and enjoy guiltlessly! 

**I only have one jar of what I like to call bathroom coconut oil, which means I use it on my body and hair, and don't have one for the kitchen at the moment. So I just used vegetable oil instead. Less healthy, but it worked. I also didn't have any coconut sugar, so I subbed in brown sugar. If you are wanting to buy some coconut sugar, I saw recently that you can get a pretty good sized bag at Trader Joe's for like 4 bucks.

Let me know what you guys think about the recipe. I bet you could get some picky eater kids to eat them and not even know what it is! (:

xo 

Hannah