Black Bean Brownies

Black Bean Brownies

By: Naomi Sherman

Black beans, anti-oxidant homes of cacao & the healthy fats from coconut oil, these improved sugar-free brownies are a health food!

Ingredients

• 420g tin black beans, drainedpipes & rinsed
• 2 eggs
• 200g maple syrup
• 55g coconut oil, determined strong then melted
• 35g cacao powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 40g pecans, approximately sliced
• 115g dark chocolate bits

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a cake tin with baking paper.
• Add all components, otherthan pecans and choc bits, into a food processor and blitz till smooth.
• Pour mix into the cake tin and spray the pecans and choc bits over the top.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes upuntil a skewer comes out tidy.
• Let cool priorto cutting into 16 squares.
• Serve sprayed with sea salt or cleaned with cacao powder.