Tonight I made brownies... with a can of black beans. Cue evil laughter. Yes, I fed my family black bean brownies. Seems cruel, but we can't use eggs around here due to food allergies. I am also trying to move our family slowly toward eating only real foods. And, yes, I know the brownie mix I used does not count as "real" food. But I'm not going to throw away everything in our pantry just to start anew.
I used an organic brownie mix and 1 can of black beans. I rinsed and blended the black beans with a little water, then added them to the brownie mix. I baked them for 35 min at 350 degrees.
And, no, I can't taste the beans at all. The only thing I noticed was a slight beany texture, but I wonder if I would really think that if I hadn't known what was in them. The only draw back to these brownies is that they will likely make me gassier than regular brownies... :D
