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I was wondering if anyone has any good recipes that involve beans? I would love to make them more, but my ideas are starting to come to an end!
Black Bean Brownies/Cake - Low Carb FriendsBlack Bean Brownies/Cake
Let me tell, guys..I had my doubts when I started "fooling with beans" from the South Beach site..But, I have made 3 things with "beans" and it's incredible that they taste great. Full of fiber..NO FLOUR..carbs are higher, but for those of you who can do "beans", give them a whirl..And CHEAP..
I made this today:
Black Bean Brownies (TRIED AND TRUE)
Printable Version
Phase: 1
Preheat Oven: 350
Cooking Time: 30-40
1 15oz. can of UNSEASONED black beans - drained and rinsed
OR 1 1/4 cup cooked beans of any color
4 eggs (extra large)
1 cup Splenda
3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tbsp. oil or butter
1 Tbs Vanilla (FULL Tablespoon)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup ricotta cheese or cream cheese
For extra chocolatey goodness:
2 ounces of unsweetened chocolate, melted with
2 Tbs. oil/butter in the micro..
Add a couple of Tbs. of splenda..
Then mix this in the batter right before you spread it in the pan.
chopped nuts - optional (I used chopped walnuts)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a food processor or blender- blend very, very well. At this point, I decided it needed more chocolate flavor so I did the addition above, then mixed it in.
Pour into an 8x8 baking pan sprayed with cooking spray or oiled with canola or olive oil. Bake for 30-40 minutes. (til toothpick pulls out clean).
Mine took 30 minutes..
This is weird, but it is very similar to something my vegetarian daughter made. And it did not taste too bad.
Black Bean Brownies/Cake - Low Carb Friends
Did it taste good, or just not too bad? Interesting!
It tasted good until I found out what was in it.
You know in Asia, they use azuki beans or red beans to make desserts?
They got a chocolate-like flavour to them.
ngredients for Zenzai and Anko
(serves 4)
200g Azuki Beans - (Red Beans) (7 oz)
700ml Water (3 u.s. cup)
(250g Cooked Beans (9 oz) for Bean Paste)
120g Sugar for Zenzai (4 oz)
70g Sugar for Red Bean Paste (2 1/2 oz)
A Little Bit of Salt
A Little Bit of Matcha - Powdered Green Tea
12 Tofu Dango Balls
(Watch our previous video to make them)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PZuMd...
About Music
Frédéric Chopin - Valse in D-flat major "Minute Waltz" - Op. 64 No. 1
Play by Muriel Nguyen Xuan, recording by Stéphane Magnenat
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