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Adzuki bean brownies

Adzuki Bean Brownies

Wendy Faulkner
Fudgy and chocolately, these scrumptious brownies are also low in sugar and gluten free
3.75 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Healthy treat or dessert
Cuisine Healthy
Servings 12
Calories 108 kcal

Equipment

  • Food processor, blender or immersion blender

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g can adzuki beans drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup oats or ground almonds see ingredients notes above
  • 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 4 tablespoon applesauce unsweetened
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 4 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil
  • few drops vanilla essence
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 30 g chopped dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Line an 7x7inch (18cm x 18cm) baking tin with baking paper or parchment.
  • Add all the ingredients except the chocolate to a food processor. Blend well until smooth. You may need to scrape the sides of the bowl down once or twice to ensure you get a smooth texture.
  • Add one or two tablespoons of cold water and blitz again to get a consistency that will just drop from a spoon.
  • Spread the mixture evenly into the tin. Scatter on the chopped chocolate. Bake for 20 mins.
  • Leave to cool in the tray, then lift out carefully and cut into squares. Store in an airtight tin.

Notes

Substitutions
  1. You can use either oats, oat flour or ground almonds for this recipe. Half a cup of oats weights 45 g, half a cup of ground almonds weighs 55 g.
  2. If you don't have applesauce, use a small ripe banana.
  3. You can use honey, molasses or maple syrup as a sweetener.
  4. If you don't have adzuki beans, use black beans or haricot beans instead.
  5. You can use coconut oil (or another healthy oil) instead of olive oil.
  6. Use chocolate chips rather than chopped dark chocolate if you prefer

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 12.8gProtein: 2.4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1.4gFiber: 2.5gSugar: 4.4g
Keyword Chocolate, Gluten free, Low sugar
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