Blackbeans.......and brownies?!?!

Ok, if the title didn't gross you out....I have an amazing recipe for you! Don't look away yet and don't knock it till you try it!

I have the cookbook called "Deceptively Delicious"  - if you have kids, this is a cookbook for you! It gives recipes on how to "hide" pureed foods into other foods your kids love already. (Now, you also offer them the veggie/fruit in its regular form - so they can see what it looks like)

I have tried several of the recipes in the book myself and most are very good! I have found that you can finely chop carrots and put them into pretty much anything and you won't be able to taste that they are there. (ie: meatloaf - which I also chop up some broccoli to hide in there!)

Anyways, onto the brownies and black beans --- doesn't the thought just make you hungry?! ha! I had a can of black beans in my pantry and Googled various recipes to cook with the beans, and then I came across "Black bean Brownies" - and of course it caught my attention! I cooked it, and even added a little finely chopped carrots into it, and they are amazing! I am not a huge chocolate fan, I rarely eat it, but I of course had to try! They were very 'fudgey' in texture and the taste of the beans and carrots weren't even there. My son LOVED them! I also took them to work and tried them on my coworkers who also loved them, but said they needed some walnuts in them.

So, try them for yourself. Each brownie has 100 (or less) calories and are packed full of proteins and vitamins!!

Here's what you do:

1 box brownie mix
1 can black beans (15-16 oz)
*I added about 1/2 finely chopped or pureed carrots

Drain the beans (but, save the can!) and rinse them with water
Add water back to the beans in the can
Pour into a blender and puree
Add box mix, bean puree, and carrots
Cook according to the directions on the box

ENJOY!! :) 

Let me know what you think of this healthy little snack!