Black Bean Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed very well
• 2/3 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup apple sauce
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, regular or dark
• 2/3 cup sucunat or coconut sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips, melted
• 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips, not melted

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Grease two mini-muffin pans and set them aside.

3. 3

   Place all ingredients, except the unmelted chocolate chips, into a blender or food processor and blend or process until the mixture is well-blended and the beans and oats are totally broken down.

4. 4

   Add the remaining 1/4 cup unmelted chocolate chips to the batter.

5. 5

   Spoon the batter by the heaping tablespoon to the mini muffin pans.

6. 6

   Bake until the tops are set and a toothpick stuck in the center of a brownie bite comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Enjoy!