Guilt free, Summer Lovin, Brownie Heaven!
Dark Chocolate Banana Bread Brownies
Ingredients:
1 and 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
3/4 cup ground flaxseed
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100g ounces dark chocolate
Method:
Preheat oven to 350°. Get your old bananas out and mash them.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine the buckwheat and flax flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
Place applesauce and butter in a large bowl, and mix by hand (my preference) or beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing/beating well after each addition. Add banana and vanilla; mix/beat until blended. Add flour mixture; mix/beat at low speed just until moist.
Cut the dark chocolate into little pieces and gently mix the pieces into the batter.
Spoon batter into a baking pan coated with cooking spray. I used a 9 x 12 rectangular pan for thin brownie-like squares but you could use an 8 x 8 pan for thicker squares or a loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
You should cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
Brownie of the season!
Black Bean Brownies
Ingredients:
1 540ml can black beans, well rinsed and drained
3 large eggs 3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
1/4 cup cocoa powder 2/3 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 tsp instant espresso
1/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Method:
Rinse and drain the black beans well
Add all ingredients except for chocolate chips in blender
Blend until very smooth, pour into an 8 inch square baking pan which has been sprayed with non-stick spray, sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake at 350 for 30-32 minutes