Black Bean Brownies

Name: Black Bean Brownies
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 mL) rinsed and drained canned black beans (half a 19 oz/540 mL can); 1¼ cups (310 mL) broken pecan pieces (optional); ⅔ cup (160 mL) good-quality chocolate chips, or a 3½ oz (100 g) bar good quality bittersweet or semi-sweet dark chocolate, chopped; ⅔ cup (160 mL) good-quality chocolate chips, or a 3½ oz (100 g) bar good quality bittersweet or semi-sweet dark chocolate, chopped; 2 oz (60 g) unsweetened chocolate; ½ cup (125 mL) butter; Pinch of salt; ⅓ cup (80 mL) all-purpose flour; ¾ cup (185 mL) sugar; 2 large eggs; ⅔ cup (160 mL) good-quality chocolate chips, or a 3½ oz (100 g) bar good quality bittersweet or semi-sweet dark chocolate, chopped; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

Preparation info

Makes
16
brownies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Spilling The Beans

By Julie Van Rosendaal and Sue Duncan

Published 2011

About

These are the full-on real deal. Nobody has ever detected the merest hint of a bean in these, nor given a damn once told. Use good-quality chocolate; you’ll be happy you did.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 mL) rinsed and drained canned black beans (half a 19 oz/

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Spread the rinsed black beans out on a double thickness of paper towel and blot them gently to remove as much moisture as possible. Leave them uncovered on the counter until you need them for the recipe.

Spread the pecan pieces (if using) on a