Author Notes: These delicious brownies will satisfy any sweet tooth with out having to feel guilty that you ate a brownie. They are gluten free made from black beans but seriously you would never know it. These are a great on the go snack you don’t even need to call them a treat even though they taste like it. Recipe has been adapted from DAMY. —Jaime
Makes: 16
Ingredients
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1
(can) of black beans – rinse well
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3
whole eggs
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1/3
cup natural apple sauce
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3.4
cups raw cocoa
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2
teaspoons vanilla extract
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1
teaspoon almond extract (optional)
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pinches sea salt
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1/3
cup Real Maple Syrup
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1.5
teaspoons Organic coffee (ground beans) or instant
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1
teaspoon baking powder
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2
pieces Semi sweet dark chocolate – chopped
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2
tablespoons Chia seeds (optional)
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1/2
cup shredded coconut
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4
tablespoons Natural peanut butter
Directions
- Combine everything but the peanut butter in a cuisinart and blend until smooth. Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees. Pour mixture into a square brownie pan lined with parchment paper then drop a few spoonfuls of room temperature peanut butter on top of the mixture and swirl with a toothpick. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Let the brownies cool in the pan for a few minutes before removing. Then cut into 16 pieces.