Gluten Free Brownies

At first I thought yuk! Beans in a dessert? No way! Then I read the responses of those who had tried this recipe and all was positive and that got my curiosity up. So the best way to find out for myself was to try it out. Since I can't have dairy I used the coconut oil instead of butter & instead of sugar I used the honey and I added nuts. I'm sure the choc. chips would be yummy too but most have milk in them. These are fudge-like and delicious! You should do an experiment on your family and see what they think. I bet they won't be able to guess the secret ingredient! (Got the recipe from here )

• 2 cups black beans (or 1 can of no salt added, rinsed and drained)
• 3 lightly beaten eggs
• 1/3 cup melted coconut oil (or melted butter)
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder (I like the dark powder)
  
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup honey (or other equivalent sweetener) (next time I want to try palm sugar!)
• 1/2 cup chopped up bittersweet chocolate (or semi-sweet chips if you don’t mind the added refined sugar in them)
• 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts -optional

Making these could NOT be simpler. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8×8 pan. Toss all but the final 2 ingredients (the chopped up chocolate and walnuts) into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Fold in the chopped chocolate and walnuts. Pour into the pan and bake for about 30 minutes.