Cocoa Bean Brownies Recipes

BLACK BEAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• Place the beans, 1/4 cup chocolate chips and oil in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Add eggs, brown sugar, cocoa, vanilla, baking powder and salt; cover and process until smooth., Transfer to a parchment-lined 8-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.
• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars. Add remaining ingredients, and mix to combine.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan and bake for 45 minutes. Check for doneness with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean. When it's done, remove to a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut into it until it's mostly cool.

COCOA BEAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put eggs and oil in the blender and mix for 10 seconds.
• Add remaining ingredients into the blender and process until smooth.
• Spray 8 x 8 inch pan with cooking spray. Pour batter into pan and bake for about 35 minutes*, or until brownies are just pulling away from edges of the pan.
• Cool, cut and serve.
• *Keep an eye on them after 30 minutes as oven temps can vary.
• I refrigerate the brownies and find them even better when they have cooled. Very chocolaty, very yummy.
• Because they are made with beans, it is advised not to eat too much at once.

COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray an 8-by-8 or 9-by-9-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Thoroughly mix flour, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl, whisk the egg white and milk and then stir in applesauce, corn syrup and vanilla. Stir in dry mixture until blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan and cut into squares.

KATE'S BLACK BEAN BROWNIES SWEETENED WITH MEDJOOL DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Generously grease 8" by 8" baking pan.
• In food processor, place dates, 2 cups black beans, and oil or butter and puree until smooth.
• Add baking soda, vanilla, and 1/4 cup cocoa powder and puree until completely smooth.
• Taste and add additional cocoa powder, one tablespoon at a time, pureeing and taste testing after each addition, as desired. Taste testing is necessary because dates often vary in sweetness. (I use 1/2 cup cocoa powder because I prefer my brownies to taste like dark chocolate.) Mixture should taste deeply fudgy and chocolaty and not taste like black beans, dates, or overly sweet. Mixture should taste like rich dark chocolate but not bitter. Allow food processor to blend for 3 to 5 minutes without stop to emulsify.
• Pour batter into deep bowl. Add eggs and combine with electric mixer.
• Pour batter into greased baking pan. Bake until slightly firm on top and edges pull away from the sides of the pan for 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool slightly and cut into 6 pieces. Eat while warm. Store in refrigerator or freeze. Brownies are still delicious when they are eaten slightly cold.