Healthy Vegan Red Velvet Brownies
By: Munchin with Mu...
Published: Friday, February 3, 2012 - 7:37am

Ingredients




1 cup red kidney beans
½ cup cooked beets
½ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp almond extract
¾ tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
4 tbsp apple sauce
1/8 tsp salt
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup ground flax (I put ¼ cup of flax seeds in a clean coffee grinder and pulsed until smooth.)
¼ cup chocolate chips (optional)

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350. 2 Spray an 8×8 inch pan with cooking spray. Set aside. 3 In a food processor, puree kidney beans and beets. Transfer to a large bowl. 4 Add remaining ingredients and mix by hand until smooth and fully combined. 5 Fold batter into the greased pan. 6 Bake for 35-40 minutes, turning the pan halfway through. 7 When the brownies are done, test them with a toothpick. You want some batter to cling to the toothpick. Do not over bake. 8 Let cool completely. Refrigerate for one hour. 9 Cut into squares or use cookie cutters to make heart shapes.

About

Healthy, vegan, low fat and gluten free red velvet brownies. The perfect fudgy treat for anyone's valentine.