Super Sneaky Brownies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/3 cup flax seed meal
• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3 cups baby spinach leaves (a 9-oz. bag)
• 2 cups fresh blueberries (not in syrup) or 2 cups frozen blueberries (not in syrup)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups black beans, cooked, cooled and drained
• 1 cup black coffee, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups chocolate chips (optional)
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 f, and grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• 2 mix the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. set aside.
• 3 in a food processor or blender, mix the spinach, blueberries and lemon juice. scrape down sides and bottom of bowl and continue pureeing until completely smooth. transfer all but 1/2 cup to a storage container.
• 4 into the bowl of the food processor, along with the remaining 1/2 cup purple puree, add the black beans, coffee, sugar and vanilla. puree until smooth.
• 5 mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• 6 if desired, add chocolate chips and nuts.
• 7 bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.