You Pinspire Me
MR – In my ongoing quest to eat healthier and to feed my growing boys healthy foods, I’ve been intrigued by some recipes on Pinterest. These flour-free brownies have been making the rounds, so I thought I’d check out this one by Scarletta Bakes, Black Bean Brownies.
The pictures looked great and the comments from readers were very positive, so I gave it a try. You don’t need very many ingredients – no flour/flour substitute, and no sugar – just honey. The batter, before baking, is a soupy mess and I was a little concerned. But somewhere along the way it becomes a moist, fudgy brownie.
I had cut the amount of butter in half (I couldn’t justify having 1 cup of butter in it) and I added some peanut butter on top to mask any strange tastes/textures. If I had chocolate chips, I would have added some too.
The result? Rich, moist & very tasty. I would have baked it a little longer – the edge pieces were nicer than the rest (though the boys loved it all). It would also work well in mini-muffin tins. I would also recommend that the beans get processed very well so there is no strange texture in the brownies.
I didn’t actually tell anyone that the main ingredient was black beans…and no one would have guessed. I don’t think that I would make these for a party or anything, but they are a great (secretly healthy) snack to make for your kids!!
Check out the recipe over here!
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Jenn vanOosten
I live in Hamilton, Ontario, and love my city. I'm a Netflixer, choral music geek, bookworm, inventor of recipes (I take Artistic Licence on EVERYTHING that I make), wife of one, mother of two, and owner of a neurotic Schnauzer. I respect people who respect others. I love good food that's well done, but my favourite lunch is KD & hotdogs. With ketchup. I'm addicted to Clearance Shopping. I will ALWAYS get the product that I want at the price that I want, eventually.
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Definitely trying these for my gluten-free son!! Thanks!
I’ve made similar versions of these in the past. I’ll be using this recipe next – thanks!
Looks great! I made a very similar recipe last week, but I melted some mint chocolate chips and spread them on top to give them a ‘richer’ taste (I can still discern the beans and the healthy aspect, otherwise…)…. My favourite way of having them was how I did them for dessert one night – I warmed them up in the oven, then served with strawberries & whipped cream – they tasted like a fudgy restaurant dessert!