Fudgy Peanut Butter Black Bean Brownies

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1 can S&w black beans

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Canned Goods

  • 1/3 cup Applesauce

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Honey
  • 1/3 cup Peanut butter

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 cup Chocolate chips, semisweet
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 can S&W black beans
• ⅓ cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup cocoa powder (I used natural unsweetened)
• ⅓ cup peanut butter (I used natural -with no added sugars or ingredients)
• 1 large egg
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ - 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (or other chips of your choice. Can use peanut butter chips too)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a high-powered blender or food processor, combine beans, applesauce, and vanilla until well-combined. Make sure that beans are all pureed (no one wants to bite into a whole bean in their brownies).
• Scoop bean puree into a medium mixing bowl. Add all remaining ingredients (except for baking chips) and stir until well-combined.
• Gently fold in about half of the baking chips (I used about ⅓ cup in the mix then saved another ⅓ cup for the top).
• Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and spray parchment with a light coating of cooking spray. Then, pour the contents of the mixing bowl into the parchment lined pan. (Make sure contents are evenly spread in the pan).
• Bake for approximately 30 minutes in the oven. Remove and sprinkle about ⅓ cup baking chips over the top. If desired, return to oven for just a minute to start melting the chips and spread over the top like a very thing layer of frosting.
• For garnish, then sprinkle with a few more baking chips.
• Remove parchment from pan and let cool on rack at least 10 minutes before cutting.
• Cut into squares and store in the fridge (in a sealed container). We prefer eating them cold.
• Enjoy!