Black Bean Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 ½ Cups Canned Black Beans (drained and rinsed)
• 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
• ½ cup quick cook oats
• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅓ Cup maple syrup, honey or agave
• Pinch stevia or 2 Tbsp sugar (or omit and increase maple syrup to ½ cup)
• ¼ cup coconut or vegetable oil
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• ½-⅔ cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips in a food processor and blend until completely smooth.  (This is the key to disguising the black beans) 
3. Once blended, stir in the chocolate chips.  Reserve a few to sprinkle on top before baking.
4. Pour brownie batter into lined muffin trays.
5. Bake for 15 minutes.  
6. Cool and Enjoy!

NUTRITIONIST’S TIP:
This healthy brownie recipes uses black beans and oats to amp up the fibre content while being flourless.  If you want it to be gluten-free please ensure you buy gluten-free oats.  While oats are gluten-free naturally, they can be contaminated with gluten  through the processing facility.