Chocolate Black Bean Brownies

Now who doesn't love a gooey chocolatey rich decadent brownie!? I think we pretty much do

except we don't quite like all the fats and bad calories that come along with a brownie. Again somewhere online I found black bean brownies recipe and thought to myself, I think I need to simplify this recipe and of course add some protein! I don't like anything that includes too many ingredients, it just makes life more difficult, and the simpler the better. Of course not to make the recipe bland though but you know I love to have FULL flavor of healthy goodness!

Ingredients:

2 c. Black Beans
1/2 Cocoa Powder
1/4 Protein Powder (optional- Use no Almond milk if opting out of Protein- or keep it for gooey-er brownies) 
3 Egg Whites
1/4 Coffee
1/4 Almond Milk
1 TSP Vanilla Extract
2 TBSP Coconut Oil
1/4 c.  Agave Syurp
A dash of Cinnamon (or 5 if your like me!)
1/4 c. Nuts and dark chocolate chips (optional)


*Add a little more Agave/Honey if you don't think you can handle a lightly sweetened Brownie :)

Step 1:

Ensure you have cooked black beans. Boil them
on the stove for approximately half an hour on medium heat or soak overnight.

 Step 2:

In a large blender at 2 cups of cooked it black beans and the rest of your ingredients. Blend until combined  into a liquid form.

 Step 3: 

Oil an 8 by 8 baking pan. I use coconut oil for this but you can use whatever you want.

Pour your batter in the oil pan and sprinkle your nuts and dark chocolate on top.

 

 Step 4:

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes

Here's where you play a little more with the baking process process... if you like very gooey brownies bake until is the center does not jiggle but the knife still comes out clean (30 mins)
If you like your brownies try and cooked well bake until the top of the brownie cracks (45 mins).

Try em out both ways they both have their purpose but I'd definitely like a gooey brownie for eating!

 

-Gooey-

 

-Dry-

Enjoy the healthy richness!

Nutrition Facts
Servings 16.0
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80
Total Fat 4g
Saturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
PolyunsaturatedFat0g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 11 mg
Potassium 162 mg
Total Carbohydrate11g
Dietary Fiber 3g
Sugars 4 g
Protein 3 g