I decided to take advantage of having an extra minute to myself and make the black bean brownies that I posted about the other day. Prepare yourself for my awesomeness in the kitchen.
Gather all of your ingredients. Assure your child that you are not putting cicadas or cockroaches in the brownies. Those are dates.
Put the first six ingredients in the food processor and pulse your little heart out. I like to pulse a lot so that Matt looks around the corner to see what I am doing. Add in the chopped dates and get really serious about pulsing. Add in the flour and pulse some more until blended.
Scrape the sides as needed. But turn off the food processor first.
Spread batter into 9x13 pan and bake @ 350 for 20-25 minutes. Make up an excuse like having to nurse the baby and make your husband clean up the mess.
Enjoy your creation.
I did not follow the recipe to the letter. I did not put in walnuts. I am still working on trying to get Matt and Emily to eat nuts. Personally I think the walnuts would have been great. I used a mixture of oat, garbanzo bean, and *amaranth flour. I used carob powder instead of cocoa powder. I think I am going to play around with this recipe a little bit. Maybe add a banana like the recipe suggests or some agave nectar to make it more kid friendly. Matt and Emily tried it and said they were not "that bad". I like them, but I have been off sugar for almost 5 weeks. I think my taste buds have changed. So while these brownies won't fool anyone they are an excellent alternative.
*A grain used by pre-Columbian Aztecs until it was outlawed by Spanish conquerors in the 16th century. Eventually it fell into complete obscurity. A grain that was outlawed? I knew I had to try it. And luckily it came out of obscurity and can be purchased in the health food section of our local grocery store.
Later this afternoon I will be making vegan hot wings in honor of the Super Bowl. I probably won't even watch the game as there is surely a Lifetime movie on worth watching.
1 comments:
You will have to save me one of those card board looking pieces of brownie. The real question though is should you have to take beano before eating a brownie?
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