Chocolate and black bean brownie
What you need
- Black beans 1 x 400g can drained and rinsed
- Eggs 3 medium
- Sugar 5 tablespoons
- Salt a pinch
- Vanilla essence 2 teaspoons
- Cocoa powder 1/4 cup
- Canola or rice bran oil 1/3 cup
- Coconut 1/3 cup
- Dark chocolate chips 1/3 cup
- Walnuts 1/3 cup chopped
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Method
- Preheat oven to 180ºC and line a 20cm square tin with baking paper
- Add beans, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla and cocoa to a food processor and blend until smooth. Slowly add oil and process a few seconds more
- Stir in coconut, chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour into prepared tin and bake for 20 minutes or until centre is set. Cool for 5 minutes before turning out and cutting into small squares (around 3cm square).
Makes around 25 pieces