Description
These brownies are gluten-free, use roasted beets instead of eggs, and the base of the batter is black beans! However, they taste just as good as any brownie made with wheat flour and dairy products. No one would ever suspect they have veggies and legumes in them!
Ingredients
- FOR THE CRUST:
- ½ cups Mostly Brown Rice Flour With Just A Bit Of Coconut Flour
- ⅛ teaspoons Cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoons Baking Powder
- ⅛ teaspoons Baking Soda
- 2 Tablespoons Vegan Butter, Melted
- ⅛ cups Bee Free Vegan Honey (or Maple Syrup)
- FOR THE BLACK BEAN BROWNIES:
- 1 can (15 Oz. Size) Black Beans, Rinsed And Drained
- ¼ cups Roasted Beet, Pureed (baby Food Consistency)
- 3 Tablespoons Melted Coconut Oil
- ¾ cups Cocoa Powder
- ¼ teaspoons Sea Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ cups Raw Sugar, Slightly Pulsed (I Used A Coffee Grinder)
- 1-½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- FOR THE TOPPING:
- ⅓ cups Dark Chocolate Chips
- Dandies Marshmallow Minis
Preparation
For the homemade graham cracker crust:
Mix dry ingredients together, making sure there are no clumps. Add wet ingredients in and mix well. Grease an 8×10 pan with some Earth Balance. Put dough in pan and use your fingers to make a thin layer over the entire bottom of pan. Bake for 6 minutes at 350ºF.
For the black bean brownie batter:
Blend all the ingredients together in a blender, food processor, or mixer. I used a hand blender. Add water if too thick (I added about 1 tablespoon). Batter should be the consistency of slightly less thick chocolate frosting. Pour over the graham cracker crust and spread out evenly. Bake for 20 minutes at 350ºF.
For the s’mores topping:
Remove pan from the oven. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the brownies. Bake another 5–10 minutes (or until chocolate is melted). Take out and smooth the melted chocolate evenly over the top of the brownies. Change the oven setting to broil. Sprinkle marshmallows over the dish and broil for 1 minute or until marshmallows are lightly browned.
Let cool before cutting. Enjoy!
Recipe for black bean brownie batter from Minimalist Baker.
