Black Bean Brownies

Name: Black Bean Brownies
Yield: Makes 16 brownies
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (85 ml) unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 tablespoons (45 ml) almond butter or other nut butter; ½ cup (125 ml) coarsely chopped walnuts; 3 tablespoons (45 ml) ground chia seeds or flaxseeds; 1½ cups (375 ml) cooked or canned black beans, drained and rinsed; ¾ cup (185 ml) pitted soft dates, packed; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes
16
brownies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Kick Diabetes Cookbook

By Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina

Published 2018

About

Top these healthy brownies with Chocolate Fudge Frosting, Cashew-Pear Cream and berries, or Tutti Frutti Ice Cream. They freeze beautifully.

Ingredients

1½ cups (375 ml) cooked or canned black beans, drained and rinsed
¾ cup (185

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Mist an 8-inch (20-cm) square baking pan with cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.

Put the beans, dates, cocoa powder, almond butter, chia seeds, and vanilla extract in a food processor and process until smooth. Add th