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Gluten-free plant-based brownies

Surprise-ingredient black beans give these an irresistibly gooey centre

Surprise-ingredient black beans give these an irresistibly gooey centre

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Cooking Time

Cook: 50 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 16

Cooking Time

Price: 47p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 64g serving contains

Energy
753kj
180kcal
9%
Fat
8.6g
Med
12%
Saturates
5.8g
Med
29%
Sugars
17.9g
High
20%
Salt
0.19g
Low
3%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1176kj/281kcal

Ingredients

4tbsp coconut oil, melted, plus extra to grease

200g NOMO Deliciously Dark Vegan & Free From Chocolate, chopped

2 x 400g tins Asda Black Beans in Water, drained, liquid from 1 tin reserved

2tsp vanilla extract

200g soft light brown sugar

80g cocoa powder

½tsp bicarbonate of soda

1tsp gluten-free baking powder

Icing sugar, to dust (optional)

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Grease and line a 20cm square brownie tin.
2
Heat the coconut oil and chocolate in a small pan on low, stirring, until melted. Set aside to cool for 5 mins.
3
Meanwhile, put the beans and reserved liquid in a food processor with the vanilla, brown sugar, cocoa, bicarb and baking powder. Pulse until smooth; pour in the choc mixture and combine.
4
Pour into the tin; bake for 40-45 mins until a crust forms and the middle is set.
5
Cool in the tin then slice into 16. Dust with icing sugar, if using, to serve.