Chocolate brownies served with Greek style natural yogurt and raspberries

These gooey and delicious chocolate brownies are made using a black bean base, to promote better gut health. Recipe developed for Good Gut Great Health in proud partnership with Dunnes Stores.

Ingredients

400g/ 15 oz can of Dunnes black beans, drained and rinsed
4 large free-range eggs
80ml of Dunnes light olive oil
60g of Single origin Columbia chocolate
60g of gluten free cocoa
50g of ground almonds(toasted)
40ml of maple syrup
4 tbsp. of coconut blossom sugar
1 tsp of instant coffee
1 tsp of vanilla extract

To serve:

200g of low-fat Greek yogurt
600g of fresh raspberries

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°c Fan /Gas 4. Line a 20cm/8in square baking tin with baking paper.
Using a food processor blend the drained beans with the oil, add the eggs, transfer into a bowl.
Break the chocolate into small pieces.
Whisk the cocoa, almonds, maple syrup, coffee, blossom sugar and vanilla into the mixture. Add half of the broken chocolate
Pour mixture into lined tin, sprinkle on the remaining chocolate.
Bake on middle shelf for 18/20 minutes. they should be just firm to touch. Take out of oven allow to cool for 5 minutes before lifting out, then cut into 16 squares.
Serve warm or cold with yogurt and berries.

Nutrition

Calories 179kcal

Fat 11g

Saturates 2.8g

Carbohydrates 11g

Sugars 8.4g

Fibre 5.1g

Salt 0.16g

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All recipes are created by Frances Buckley MSc.
Licenced food safety trainer. MSc in Applied Culinary Nutrition.
Currently Technical Food Advisor at Coeliac Society of Ireland.