Black Bean Brownies

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Beans, black, .5 cup Regular Coffee, .25 cup (8 fl oz) Baker's Bittersweet Chocolate, 4 oz Vanilla Extract, 1 tsp Flour, white, 1 cup Salt, 1/8 tspEgg substitute, liquid (Egg Beaters), 1 cupSplenda,1 1/4 cupYogurt, plain, low fat, .5 cup (8 fl oz)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9- X 13-inch pan with cooking spray; line with aluminum foil and coat foil with cooking spray.


In a blender or mini food processor, process beans with coffee until smooth; set aside.


In a double boiler over very low melt chocolate and mix in yogurt.


Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg beaters and splenda until light and fluffy. With mixer on low speed, add melted chocolate to eggs; incorporate well. Add black bean mixture, vanilla and salt; mix well. Add flour; combine thoroughly on low speed.


Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a tester inserted in center of brownies comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove pan to a cooling rack. After 10 minutes, remove brownies from pan by pulling up on foil and placing brownies on cooling rack to cool more. Cut into 24 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.
Notes


Customize this basic recipe with instant espresso, a teaspoon of cinnamon or 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Great served with whipped cream or powdered sugar, or topped with walnuts (will affect nutritional values).




Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LILBUCK51.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 112.2
  • Total Fat: 4.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
  • Sodium: 65.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

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