Healthy: Black Bean Brownies (2 WW Points each!)

[gettinrevvin2007]

I've never taken the time, to really checkout any of these recipes firsthand. Perhaps I thought this one would not be to my liking. Who woulda thought to mix brownies and black beans???
Now that I've had time to spend reading and surfing today, I think I will have to try this one out.

[greenfrog57]

I'm making these tomorrow (AGAIN)

[tomatohead]

TY! These were surprisingly good. Will be making these again!

[MrsPinecone]

Bumping because I just rejoined WW and remembered them.

[jolly321]

These brownies are YUMMY! I would have never thought these would be so good.

Thanks for sharing this recipe!

[jrawley]

what id=f you used dried beans? I get wic and am drowning in beans

[hburnette3]

I'm no MrsPineCone but I would assume that would be fine as long as they were cooked and you used about 15 oz.

[MrsPinecone]

I would say probably about 1 1/2 cups of cooked dry beans + 1/2 cup of water to puree. Roughly.

[sbp]

These sound ummmmm..... interesting.

I'm going to have 4 teenagers here tomorrow hanging out - I think I'll make a batch and use the kids as my guinea pigs..... lol

[hcwhcw]

Originally Posted by MrsPinecone 1 box brownie mix 1 can (15 oz) black beans Open the can of black beans, rinse well. With beans back in the can, add enough water to cover beans. Put in blender or food processor and puree. Add puree to brownie mix, and then bake according to package directions. You DO NOT add the eggs or oil that the recipe calls for, JUST the black bean puree! Makes 20 brownies-- 2 Weight Watcher Points each! These are pretty rich and fudgy, and DH couldn't tell that they weren't "regular" brownies. They have lots of protein and fiber, too.

This sounds so good! I have some kitchen ignoramus questions, which I would appreciate if someone could help answer.

When you rinse the black beans, how exactly do you do that? Do you put them in a mesh strainer, rinse in kitchen sink, and then let them drip drain for a while? Do you have to also let them drain and dry on a paper towel, before you add water, puree it, and put with brownie mix? And I assume that's to get rid of the saltiness, right?

If you don't use packaged brownie mix, but make it from scratch, does this recipe still work? Do you just sub in the black bean puree for any eggs or oil in the recipe?

Thanks in advance if anyone can help answer.