Dark chocolate black bean brownies

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Dark chocolate black bean brownies

The recipe for these amazing brownies was developed by our fab programmes assistant, Nav. Containing iron, fibre and potassium, they are a great source of nutritional goodness and are naturally sweetened using dates which nicely balances the black beans. Nav says 'if you have never used beans in your baking before, give it a go I dare you!'

Ingredients

(Makes 6-8 brownies depending on size of pan)

40g ground oats
40g ground almonds
22g protein powder (optional)
15g ground flaxseed
40g cacao powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
100g chopped dates (or sweetener of choice)
40g chopped dark chocolate (you can add more or melt it)
1 pureed apple (or egg replacer of choice)
1 can drained black beans

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170C

2. Add all your dry ingredients in a bowl and mix

3. Blend up the black beans and apple puree with a few drops of water

4. Stir the contents of the blender into the bowl of dry ingredients

5. Pour the batter into the pan

6. Bake for about 25-30 minutes

7. Allow to cool before removing from the pan

Recipe and Photography by Nav Juty