Black bean brownies

Makes 16 fingers

Ingredients

1 x 440g tin of black beans, well rinsed and strained
3 eggs
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup (75g) sugar-free cocoa
3/4 cup (125g) dark brown sugar
1/2 cup (75g) wholemeal flour

For ganache:

100g good quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces
1/3 cup (80ml) pouring cream
1 tbsp butter

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease and line a shallow slice pan.

Put rinsed beans and eggs into a powerful blender and pulse until smooth.

One at a time, add the coconut oil, vanilla extract, cocoa, sugar and flour and whiz between additions to prevent clogging up or uneven blending.

Use a spatula to scrape the mixture into the pan.

Bake for 25 – 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean, then turn out onto a cake rack to cool.

To make the ganache, put chocolate, cream and butter into a small saucepan over low heat, stirring continuously until combined and smooth.

Transfer the uncut brownie slab onto a cutting board and pour the ganache over evenly, smoothing with a knife. Wait 10 minutes, or until the ganache sets, before slicing into 16 even fingers.

Serving Suggestions

Note

The black beans add a certain dense texture to the finished product, which is offset by the icing. If you can’t get a hold of black beans, kidney beans would work nicely, too.
If you have a wheat intolerance, you could substitute the wholemeal flour for spelt or whichever flour you prefer. And if you don’t have any coconut oil to hand, butter will work in this recipe just as well.
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This recipe was created by Katie Rainbird for Kidspot, New Zealand's best recipe finder. You can follow Katie at Katie180.