Black Bean Brownies

    Well, it's been a while since I posted anything here. I have a hard time keeping up on my various blogs. But, I have a recipe that absolutely MUST be shared. Of course, you will be skeptical, so was I, but I tried it, tweaked it, and it has become an absolute must in my kitchen.

BLACK BEAN BROWNIES:

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9" round or 8" square cake pan.

1 15oz can Black Beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup sugar (I use organic, evaporated cane juice) OR 1/2 cup Agave Syrup
2 T Oil (I use light E.V. Olive Oil)
1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla

Combine all ingredients in a food processor or good blender, and blend until pureed and smooth.
Then add:

1/4 cup Dark Chocolate or Bittersweet Chocolate Chips (I like 60% cacao)
1/4 cup Almonds or other Nut (if desired)

Just blend until chocolate chips and nuts are chopped and still coarse.
Pour into baking pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

The beauty of these brownies are that they are high protein, gluten free, low fat, grain free, low glycemic, and high fiber. Not only are they delicious, they make an excellent recovery snack. I am eating a lot of these lately, they help manage my winter sweet tooth.