Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake/Brownies

My sweet daughter and I were in the mood to do some baking, and brownies were on our mind. Our dishwasher is scheduled for repair on Monday, thus making it unusable today. The thought of hand washing a million utensils made me shudder a little, so I was hoping to make these using one thing: THE PROCESSOR. I pulled out all the ingredients, and what do you know...we are out of black beans. We have just about every other type of bean but the one we needed for brownies...so we improvised with cannellini. It worked. It worked so well! Our brownies turned into chocolate chip cake, but we got some much needed time together doing what we both love to do; Cook, Eat, and Enjoy each other. This scrumptious cake came out perfect and moist. And the little taste tester in our house totally approved. Low in sugar, high in protein and fiber, they are the perfect snack. (At the bottom of the recipe I put the replacements for the brownies if that is what you prefer.) Also, to make it dairy free, use carob or Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips.


Ingredients:


1 15 oz can Cannellini or Garbanzo Beans, rinsed well and drained



1/2 cup agave (or sugar replacement)



1/2 c Pamela's Baking Mix- (or unbleached all purpose flour, but i must add it is better with a flour blend such as Pamela's or King Arthur)



4 egg whites



1 egg yolk



1/4 cup unsweetened Cocoa(or Carob)



1 teaspoon baking powder



2 teaspoons vanilla



1 cup chocolate chips (or carob chips)




Directions:


Preheat oven to 350

Grease 8x8 baking pan with Coconut oil (or oil of your choice)

In a food processor mix beans and agave until very smooth

Add remaining ingredients except chocolate chips

Process again until smooth

Add chocolate chips and pulse once or twice to incorporate

Pour into baking dish

Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean

For Brownies:

Use black beans instead of cannellini and process the chips a little longer to break up the chocolate chips. If you like your brownies on the gooey side, try adding half a banana or 1/3 of a cup of apple sauce.

injoy,

Dannielle