Cardamom Black Bean Brownies

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup (or one can) black beans
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil
  • 30 dates (deglet)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 4 Tablespoons full fat coconut milk
  • 3 eggs
  • generous pinch of sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • a few cardamom seeds

Makes one 8×8 glass baking dish

  1. Line the bottom of an 8×8 glass baking dish with parchment paper.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Roughly chop dates.
  4. Put everything except eggs into a food processor and blend together.
  5. Whisk eggs separately, then slowly add to food processor.
  6. Blend until smooth.
  7. Pour batter into baking dish.
  8. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
  9. Garnish with lightly crushed cardamom seeds.

https://www.archerfriendly.com/2012/05/classic-date-sweetened-black-bean-brownies