They are one of those things which shouldn't work but really do! A gorgeous chocolately hit slightly chewy and very goooey and very very chocolatey - they also have no eggs or fat in them so have the added advantage of being pretty low cal for a chocolate brownie
Ingredients :
15 oz tin of black beans (or two cups of raw beans if you can't get a tin)
1/2 cup of self raising flour
1/2 cocoa powder
1/4/tsp of salt
1/3 cup of brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp of intant coffee granuals (these are optional but do enhance the chocolate flavour)
1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips
Dried Beans : soak beans over night in at least 3 cups of water. Rinse well and place in a pan with 5 cups of water - bring to boil and simmer for 1 hour or until the beans are soft - keep an eye on the water as it may need topping up - drain the beans and rinse well - Place them in the blender with 1 cup of water - blitz until smooth
Canned Beans : Put beans in sieve and rinse well, place in blender, fill can with water and place in and add it in - blitz until smooth
Preheat the oven to 170C
Place all the ingredients (except the chocolate chips) in a bowl and pour in the beans - mix well together - you may need to put in a bit more water if the batter seems a little dry. Once mixed add in the chocolate chips and stir through.
Pour into a baking tray and spread out evenly before placing in the oven for 20 minutes - dont over cook
Cut into squares while still warm - makes 24 smallish squares or 12 larger - works out at around 45cal per square (24)
Lovely warm when it is soft and gooey or cold when it is a bit more chewy
So wrong but so right!
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