#beanbrownies

These double chocolate white bean brownies are a guilt-free indulgence! They are rich, fudgy, and packed with protein and fiber from the white beans. The almond butter adds richness while maple syrup sweetens them naturally. These brownies are perfect for satisfying your chocolate cravings while still keeping it vegan and wholesome.

Ingredients: 1 can 15 oz white beans, drained and rinsed. 1/2 cup almond butter. 1/3 cup maple syrup. 1/4 cup cocoa powder. 2 tsp vanilla extract. 1/2 tsp baking powder. 1/4 tsp salt. 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips. 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional.

Instructions: Preheat the oven to 350F 175C. Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish or line it with parchment paper. In a food processor, blend the white beans, almond butter, maple syrup, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt until smooth and creamy. Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts if using. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean. Allow the brownies to cool completely before cutting into squares.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

It’s fun already, being 50. Technically I’m closer to 49 than to 51, so I’m almost in my forties! As it turns out, you’re not a year older with every birthday. A day is a day. With each sunrise, you wake up one day older than the previous day. But half a century is half a century, regardless of any mathematical twists.

I find I’m more tolerant of creative health foods nowadays. I recently baked some Breanies, brownies made out of black beans. I wasn’t alarmed when HotMess’s dog, Duke “The” BoyDog, backed away from a slice of it. He’s younger than I am, even if you count his age in dog years. We’ll see how he wolfs ‘em down in a human year or two. (They’re actually tolerable slathered in nutella.)

And I’ve got clothes from decades ago that still fit. Some of them have been out of style so long, they’re about to come back into fashion! If I get myself a new T-shirt advertising my age, I’ll have a decade of days to wear it before I’ll have to do a quick fix and Sharpie the 5 into a 6. But when I’m 60, won’t I say I’m almost in my fifties? 

I have been making bean brownies for a while now, and I absolutely love them! They seem to be the perfect start for posting on my tumblr :) Enjoy!

Black bean brownies 120g black beans egg replacement for 1 egg 3 heaping tbsp dark cocoa powder 4g coconut oil 7 drops stevia caramel more sweetener to taste (i use the equivalent of about 3 tbsp of sugar) a few drops vanilla extract