yummy brownies

thanks for the brownies at last nights meeting-I will give them a try once I get the main ingredient in the house.  Nice to know we can have goodies as well and  not feel guilty about it!!!

You are very welcome. I was really pleased when Debbie shared this recipe with me.

I'm bringing something yummy to the next meeting as well!

I wanted to post the recipe in case anyone is looking for it later...

Black Bean Brownies Ingredients

• 1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup splenda or mix of regular and brown sugar splenda
• 2 tablespoons strong black coffee (optional)
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (optional)

Directions 1.     Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray or lightly grease 8x8 square baking dish. 2.     Combine the black beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, and coffee in a blender; blend until smooth; pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the mixture. 3.     Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.   I’m going to try using no sugar added applesauce instead of oil next time and instead of putting chocolate chips on top I’m going to add in a tablespoon of peanut butter.  

Nutrition Facts
16 servings approx 2" x 2"
Amount per Serving
Calories	104.2
Total Fat	5.9g
Saturated Fat	1.9g
Polyunsaturated Fat	1.0g
Monounsaturated Fat	1.9g
Cholesterol	34.7mg
Sodium	31.8mg
Potassium	89.9mg
Total Carbohydrate	13.1g
Dietary Fibre	2.9g
Sugars	7.5g
Protein	3.8g

  Without the chocolate chips and the applesauce substituted for the canola oil these become 46.8 calories each with only 1.3g fat and 8.8g carbs, 3.0g sugar.   Then if I add 2 tbsp of peanut butter 58.7 calories with 2.3g fat, 9.2g carbs, 3.0g sugar…  

I am finely going to give these a try.  Grabbed a can of beans and  threw them in the colander.... oops there red kidney beans.  I guess I am not wake yet....Oh well, we will have a nice 3 bean salad for supper LOL

Heading to the store for Black beans LOL,I plan on serving these on mothers day

How do these freeze?

10 more mins before I can pull these out of the oven!!! I am so excited, if the cooked product tastes anything like the batter I will be very happy. They smell SO good!

Not going to tell my family there are beans in it till they are raving at how good they are LOL

I might do the whip cream thing Muriel did at out last meeting as a second desert, I don't know if it has a name or not but I am going to call mine, Brownie Heaven.

Well, the brownies are pretty good..I wish they were just a little moister.  Next time I  am going to add 2 extra Tbls of oil and I love the coffee in it but I think 2 Tbls was just a little more than I like so maybe 1 1/2 next time.  I also added 1 tsp B Powder.

We had a brownie with a dollop of whip cream and some strawberries.  made a very nice dessert

Definitely a keeper that's for sure, I love that it was so easy to make!

I believe that they freeze really well. I haven't had them last long enough to have to freeze them.

The last time I made these brownies I substituted no sugar added applesauce for the oil and it worked great.  I find that they taste better on day 2.

What I like most about the whip cream dessert is that you can layer it in a glass bowl, like a triffle, and make it look really pretty as well as use different options like the peanut butter pieces, sugar-free syrup or fruit. It becomes a completely different dessert.

I making this for an upcoming potluck and I'm not telling anyone that they are black bean brownies.

Oh yeah what is B powder?

I made my first brownies today exactly as the recipe is--I will substiture the unsweetened applesauce next time I make them--I will be serving them tomorrow on Mother's Day---

B powder is baking powder

Haooy Mother's Day - let me know how everyone enjoys the brownies.

 They turned out well and I had no company at the house so will have to eat them myself.......that will take me a while.....might just freeze some.......