Black Bean Brownies

With the never-ending rainy weather continuing into my day off, the perfect afternoon activity was baking. While the house still smells of chocolate I figured this would be the time to sit and share this easy recipe. 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup quick oatmeal

1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed well and drained (low sodium is best)

½ cup honey

1-2 Tbsp sugar of choice

3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tsp vanilla

¼ cup oil of choice

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

1-2 eggs (Use 2 for brownies more fudge-like, chia or flax egg can be used as a substitute)

Instructions:

Put oatmeal in food processor/blender (food processor works best). Blend until  consistency like lumpy flour.

Add all other ingredients except eggs. Blend well, will still be a little lumpy.

Add eggs and blend until combined, don’t over mix.

Pour into greased 8x8 pan

(sprinkle nuts or chocolate chips on top if desired)

Bake at 350 for 18-22 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for at least 20 minutes before cutting, enjoy!

I will be bringing these tasty morsels to work for about 60 people to try out for a mystery taste test. They will not know that there are beans in this batch of brownies prior to tasting. I will update this post with feedback provided and suggest any recipe tweaks.

***Update: they were a hit! I will definitely be using this recipe as is in the future.