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Our favourite gut-loving brownies
Gooey black bean brownies with chia, prunes or dates and dark chocolate chunks, rich, chocolatey and packed with fibre-rich ingredients.
Dairy-freeGluten-free
Our favourite brownies! These are soooo gooey and delicious and packed with good stuff too. A treat for the gut as well as your sleep-deprived soul!
Gather
Ingredients
- 5 prunes or dates
- 100 g dark chocolatefor melting; use dairy-free dark chocolate for the dairy-free version
- 70 g coconut oilUse an extra 20g in place of the butter for the dairy-free version.
- 20 g butterOmit for the dairy-free version and replace with 20g extra coconut oil.
- ¼ cup brown sugar or maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1 can black beansdrained and rinsed
- ¼ cup cocoa
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 50 g dark chocolatechopped into chunks; use dairy-free dark chocolate for the dairy-free version
Make
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Cover your prunes or dates with boiling water and set aside.
5 prunes or dates
- Melt the 100g dark chocolate with the coconut oil and butter until smooth.
100 g dark chocolate70 g coconut oil20 g butter
- Drain the prunes or dates well. Add them, the melted chocolate mixture and all remaining ingredients except the 50g chopped dark chocolate to a food processor, then blend until completely smooth.
5 prunes or dates100 g dark chocolate70 g coconut oil20 g butter¼ cup brown sugar or maple syrup2 eggs1 can black beans¼ cup cocoa½ tsp baking powder2 tbsp chia seeds
- Fold through the 50g dark chocolate, chopped into chunks.
50 g dark chocolate
- Transfer the mixture to your lined brownie tin and smooth out.
- Bake at 160°C for 12–15 minutes. You still want the brownie to be a little soft in the middle, but not runny. Gently tap your finger into the middle of the brownie to test.
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