Vegan baking… almost.
janvier 29, 2014
Black beans make me think of burritos, not
brownies. However, my friend once made some black-bean brownies for a party,
and they were quite tasty and chocolate-y. With Valentine’s Day around the
corner, I’m in the mood for a recipe that’s sweet, dark and tasty, and mostly
guilt-free. I never make brownies from scratch; I usually find it tastes the
same when you just use ready-made brownie mix. I proved myself wrong!
I found a recipe, and it was simple enough.
I broke out my little food processor and followed the recipe to a T. Except for
one thing: I forgot to add a key ingredient (ground flax seeds) and I
thoughtlessly used BUTTER to grease the muffin tray… OOPS! The flax would
probably have made them firmer, but I scooped up the baked batter and shaped
them into little mounds of goodness. It’s a good thing I made them for my hubby
and I, and neither of us are vegan.
Are they good? Yes! When my husband tasted
it, he asked if I had already added the black beans (which I had!) Super
chocolate-y black bean brownies just might be the little something special you
can make for your sweetie, whether vegan or not!
Ingredients:
·
Half cup of black beans
·
2 tablespoons of ground flax
seed (kind of important)
·
5 tablespoons of water
·
2 tablespoons of coconut oil
·
Half cup cocoa powder
·
A pinch salt
·
A teaspoon of vanilla extract
·
Half cup granulated sugar
·
A teaspoon of baking powder
·
A teaspoon of espresso powder
·
Half teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- Soak
the flax in the water, and make sure to add it into your batter later
- Mix all the ingredients in a food
processor, until it turns into a batter
- Bake
for 15 minutes at 350 degrees
- Serve
with pretty strawberries (optional, but don’t you like their natural heart
shape?)
Happy cooking!
Géraldine xoxo
Géraldine, collaboratrice du mardi
À propos de l'auteur:
Géraldine est une professeure d'école secondaire, elle est aussi une de mes amies les plus chères. Fan finie de médias sociaux, Instagram est de loin son préféré d'entre tous. Suivez-la sous @geraldinea pour en découvrir davantage sur elle. Le mardi elle nous présente ses trouvailles de la semaine! C'est un rendez-vous! xo
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