As I said in my post here, N and I have been eating healthier following the Mediterranean Diet for about four months now. We have been doing really well and enjoying it a lot!

A big questions that we had was what to do about dessert for Shabbos. So I looked online for Mediterranean Diet dessert recipes. I found many ideas but couldn’t find one that really spoke to me until I remembered that I had seen a black bean brownie recipe on a site I follow.

I made it that week with a few changes, and we fell in love with it. I have made it almost every week since then. Everyone we serve it to loves it and is so surprised to hear what is in it!

Black Bean Brownies

based on the amazing recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie, here.

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 15 oz can Black beans (drained and rinsed)
• 2 Tbsp Cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup Quick Oats (I use steel cut but regular work fine too)
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/3 cup Maple syrup
• 1/4 cup Coconut oil (melted)
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup Chocolate chips, plus more for the top if desired. (Any type can be used but I have found that semisweet makes a tastier brownie)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all of the ingredients except the chocolate chips in a Vitamix or food processor. Blend really well. Add the chocolate chips, mix to combine. Pour into a greased 8 x 8 pan. Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips if desired, I press them in a bit so it bakes better.

Bake for 15-18 minutes. These are delicious both warm and room temperature. Enjoy!