Black bean brownies

Name: Black bean brownies
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g tinned black beans, drained and rinsed; 3 eggs; 80ml olive oil; 150g caster sugar; 40g cocoa powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp gluten free baking powder; 100g dairy free dark chocolate chips, nut free; 0.25 tsp salt

Fudgy chocolate brownies made with black beans, so rich nobody guesses the secret.

Time45 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.30 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

12 servings

Ingredients

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400 gtinned black beansdrained and rinsed
3eggs
80 mlolive oil
150 gcaster sugar
40 gcocoa powder
1 tspvanilla extract
1 tspgluten free baking powder
100 gdairy free dark chocolate chipsnut free
¼ tspsalt

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Line a 20 cm square tin with baking paper.
2
Blend the beans, eggs, oil, sugar, cocoa, vanilla, baking powder and salt in a food processor for 2 minutes until completely smooth and glossy.
3
Stir in two thirds of the chocolate chips. Pour into the tin and scatter over the rest.
4
Bake for 28 minutes until set at the edges with a slightly soft middle.
28 min
5
Cool in the tin for 20 minutes, then chill for an hour for the fudgiest slices.

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