Black Bean Brownies with Raspberry Sauce

By Sarah-Lyn

Ingredients

• Raspberry Sauce
• 2 pints of raspberries
• 1/4 cup of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 pinch of lemon zest for garnish
• 1 . Combine raspberries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan.
• 2 . Cook over a medium-high heat until the raspberries break apart.
• 3 . Strain through a chinois to remove the seeds.
• 4 . Add back some of the raspberry seeds to the sauce for texture.

Details

Adapted from stumbleupon.com

Preparation

Step 1

Black Bean Brownies

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 stick unsalted butter
1 1/2 cup cooked black beans, well drained
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon ground espresso beans (or any coffee bean)
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
6 large eggs, separated
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Confectioner's sugar for dusting

1. Over a low heat, melt the butter and then add the chocolate.

2. In a large bowl, mash the beans until smooth.

3. Add the vanilla, egg yolks, espresso, salt and sugar. Mix well.