Healthy Brownies: Recipe Rematch

Ok...as you know the first "healthy" brownie recipe....not so good...here goes Round 2


Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder (I used Ghiradelli)
• 2 tsp instant coffee powder ( I did not use this...no me gusta coffee! or coffee flavor!)
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 2 Tbs chocolate chips
• 1/2 can white beans (or any kind that you have on hand...I used black beans), rinsed and filled with new water
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
  
• 1/2 cup water

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 8″ x 8″ baking pan.
• Whisk together all of the dry ingredients.
• Puree the beans and the water they are canned in.
• Add pureed beans, vanilla, and additional water to dry mixture.
• Mix thoroughly and then pour into baking pan.
• Instructions say to bake for 22-25 minutes, rotating pan half-way through cooking time. I had to cook closer to 35 minutes.
• Keep an eye on the brownies – you don’t want the edges to overcook!
• Allow brownies to cool completely before devouring :)

Finished Product:

Similar to my last kitchen adventure...these LOOK like brownies, SMELL like brownies....and this time.....drum roll, please....

they TASTE like brownies....YEAH! Success!

Try out the recipe and let me know what you think! Post your comments!

Happy Baking!

~Lauren