Bean Brownies

 

A tasty treat was made in the kitchen today!  I got the recipe from Happy Herbivore.

Secret ingredient is beans!

My slight variant on this recipe was:

1 can of cannelini beans, drained (I don’t do black beans)

2 ripe nanas

1/3 cup honey

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts

1/4 cup oat bran

2 tbsp sugar.

Blend everything except the oat bran, walnuts, and chocolate chips in a food processor until smooth.

 

Stir all the rest of the ingredients together in a bowl with the batter. 

Pour into a 9x9 pan sprayed with nonstick spray and bake for 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Very fudgy and a fairly strong banana flavor, so not super brownie-like, but really tasty and very good for you.  They pack fiber, protein and very little fat (Omega3 from walnuts)!  And there is no trace of any bean flavor at all, so don’t be afraid to try them!

When cut into 9 pieces – approx 110 calories per brownie.

Mini pumpkin souffle

In my never ending quest to eat more pumpkin - I tried this idea from Kath Eats

It's like a quick and easy version of pumpkin custard.
1/2 cup (122 g) pumpkin
45 grams of egg whites (just under 1/4 cup)
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 generous tsp brown sugar.

Mix well in a small bowl and microwave for 3-4 minutes until it is firms up all across the top. Of course, I had to top with a dollop of cranberry sauce.

I have to say that this is really tasty, especially on a cold day like today after 2.5 hours of shoveling!

Stats: About 125 calories, 1 gram of fat, 5 grams of fiber, 8 grams of protein