Name: Marie-Joanne Boucher’s Black Bean Brownies
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 can 19 oz (540 ml) black beans; 2 eggs; 125 ml (1/2 cup) sugar; 75 ml (1/3 cup) canola oil; 75 ml (1/3 cup) unsweetened applesauce; 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract; 250 ml (1 cup) unbleached all-purpose flour; 75 ml (1/3 cup) graham cracker crumbs; 75 ml (1/3 cup) cocoa powder; 15 ml (1 tbsp) icing sugar, for garnish

Preparation

- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Butter a 20 cm (8-inch) square baking pan and line with a strip of parchment paper, letting it hang over both sides.
- In a food processor, pulse the beans a few seconds at a time until smooth.
- In a bowl, with a whisk, combine the eggs and sugar. Add the puréed beans, oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Set aside.
- In another bowl, sift together the flour, cracker crumbs and cocoa powder. Stir in the egg mixture.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let cool before unmoulding.
- Cut into small squares and sprinkle with icing sugar.

Marie-Joanne Boucher’s Black Bean Brownies

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