Peggy Lampman's Monday dinnerFeed: Gluten-Free Brownies (a.k.a. Black Bean Brownies)
Gluten-Free Brownies (Black Bean Brownies)
Peggy Lampman | Contributor
You don't have to tell the kids the brownies you just pulled out of the oven are made with black beans, do you?
My husband Richard's cousin, Jody, shared this recipe with me. She avoids gluten, as do her parents, and this is one of their favorite gluten-free treats.
Gluten, fortunately, is not an issue with me, and I was skeptical that I'd like them. They were delicious, and I like the idea of a fiber-rich bean base.
Jody recommended I not over-purée the beans, so tiny pieces of the bean skin can still be seen.
Ingredients
1(15 1/2-ounce) can of black beans, rinsed and drained ( 1 1/2 cups)
3 large eggs
5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder*
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup white sugar
1/4 cup chocolate chips, optional
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Powdered sugar, optional
*I used Drosté, imported from Holland
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Purée the black beans, eggs, cocoa powder vanilla and sugar in a food processor (or blender) with a pinch of kosher salt.
3. Stir in nuts and/or chocolate chips, if using. Pour into a greased 8x8-inch pan. Bake on middle rack of oven 30 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if using. Let them cool completely before cutting.
Comments
Peggy Lampman
Wed, Dec 22, 2010 : 4:12 p.m.
Ashleigh: I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. I have made many gluten-free recipes but am reluctant to call them such without a nutritionist's stamp of approval-a project I plan to tackle after the New Year. Have a great holiday! Peggy
Ashleigh
Wed, Dec 22, 2010 : 1:14 p.m.
I will definitely try this one out this weekend. I have had gluten free bean muffins but not brownies. Great gluten free substitute and not out of a box. Thank you for sharing! Glad to see this publicized more. A lot of the recipes are easy to turn gluten free or are naturally gluten free.
Peggy Lampman
Mon, Dec 20, 2010 : 9:46 p.m.
Thanks for the comment, Susan. Actually, many of my recipe are free of gluten but I don't want to mention it until I have a professional review them to double-check the accuracy. I plan on doing this after the New Year and thank-you for putting a cattle-prod onto this subject! Peggy
susan
Mon, Dec 20, 2010 : 6:17 p.m.
Thank you so much for this recipe. I will totally try it for the holidays. Its so hard to make things gluten free that turn out well! Could you feature more gluten free recipes in the future? I'm sure your readers would respond favorably!
susan
Mon, Dec 20, 2010 : 6:16 p.m.
Thank you so much for this recipe. I will totally try it for the holidays. Its so hard to make things gluten free that turn out well! Could you feature more gluten free recipes in the future? I'm sure your readers would respond favorably!
Mary Bilyeu
Mon, Dec 20, 2010 : 10:24 a.m.
Thanks so much for this, Peggy -- I have a good friend who's been tinkering with recipes, and hasn't been able to find a good GF brownie yet....
Cheri
Mon, Dec 20, 2010 : 9:56 a.m.
What is the texture like on these? Are they cake-like or chewy?