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| Cinderella, evil Stepmother, evil Stepsister and Snow White |
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| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
We had Vacation Bible School at church last week, and it was amazing! I love being part of a creative church family that brings the Bible to life in new and dynamic ways! As you can see, I played the part of Snow White. And I thoroughly enjoyed my role.
In the midst of VBS, I did try something new. You know, for Try Something New Tuesday. Except I was way too tired by the time I got home Tuesday to actually blog about it. So we'll just have Try Something New Sunday instead.
I don't think I can adequately convey how much I loved this recipe. I stumbled across it on Pinterest, and after the success of my No Flour Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites that were made with chickpeas, I could not resist another flourless dessert.
Here's the ensemble.
First, you're going to drain and rinse the black beans. Yes, you read that correctly. Black beans in a brownie. Trust me on this.
Next, put the black beans in a food processor and process until smooth.
Then add all your remaining ingredients except the chocolate chips, and process until well blended.
Your batter will look something like this.
Add 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips, and give the food processor a few quick pulses to combine.
Pour this into a greased 8x8 pan.
And sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top.
Bake at 350 for 30 - 35 minutes.
Holy. Yum.
These were AMAZING!!! I tried really hard to taste the black beans in these. I mean really hard. But for the life of me I could not taste anything other than delicious, moist, dark-chocolatey goodness. The kids gobbled them up too.
These will definitely be going in lunch boxes this year. A treat I can feel good about feeding my kids?! Yes, please! And if you ever buy those Fiber One low-cal brownies, you must try these! They are a much cheaper alternative!!! I plan to make a batch and freeze them in individual servings for portion control.
Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
In the midst of VBS, I did try something new. You know, for Try Something New Tuesday. Except I was way too tired by the time I got home Tuesday to actually blog about it. So we'll just have Try Something New Sunday instead.
I don't think I can adequately convey how much I loved this recipe. I stumbled across it on Pinterest, and after the success of my No Flour Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites that were made with chickpeas, I could not resist another flourless dessert.
Here's the ensemble.
First, you're going to drain and rinse the black beans. Yes, you read that correctly. Black beans in a brownie. Trust me on this.
Then add all your remaining ingredients except the chocolate chips, and process until well blended.
Your batter will look something like this.
Add 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips, and give the food processor a few quick pulses to combine.
Pour this into a greased 8x8 pan.
And sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top.
Bake at 350 for 30 - 35 minutes.
Holy. Yum.
These were AMAZING!!! I tried really hard to taste the black beans in these. I mean really hard. But for the life of me I could not taste anything other than delicious, moist, dark-chocolatey goodness. The kids gobbled them up too.
These will definitely be going in lunch boxes this year. A treat I can feel good about feeding my kids?! Yes, please! And if you ever buy those Fiber One low-cal brownies, you must try these! They are a much cheaper alternative!!! I plan to make a batch and freeze them in individual servings for portion control.
Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
- 15-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 large eggs
- 3 Tbsp. canola oil
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and 8x8-inch baking dish.
2. Place the black beans in a food processor and process until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs, oil, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, baking powder and salt, and process until smooth. Add 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips and pulse a few times until the chips are incorporated.
3. Pour the batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips.
4. Bake 30 - 35 minutes, or until the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan before slicing into 2-inch squares.
Makes 16 servings.
Nutrition info. per serving: 120 calories, 5g fat, 2g fiber, 3g protein, 3 WW points plus.
Happy Baking!
