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Black Bean Oreo Brownies

September 29, 2017 by Margie Broadhead Leave a Comment

fullsizeoutput_434fI have to be honest, and at the same time be an enormous big head and admit that I wasn’t sure my No Pudge Chocolate Fudge Brownies could be improved upon.  Well, my hands are up.  When I’m wrong I say I’m wrong (yes, I’m quoting Dirty Dancing…bonus points if you got that).  I have found a way to improve on them…and it’s just a little bit naughty.  But it’s boring to be good all the time.

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I’m so old now that I can remember the time when Oreos weren’t sold in the UK (or maybe that’s just a line my mum fed me…) but it was only the American girls at school who came back each term loaded up with these ridiculously delicious biscuits and I just remember thinking I had tasted heaven.  They were made even more delicious, by the fact they were as rare as boys were at our all girls boarding school.   I don’t often eat Oreos now, but each time I do, I remember just how good they are.  Crunchy, creamy, and sweet but not too sweet, and they just have this unique flavour which is oh-so-good.

I made these for a friend who came over for tea.  It had been her birthday the week before and I thought it would be nice to bake something to celebrate.  I had meant to wrap them up and give them to her when she left…but I forgot.  Yes, I ‘forgot’ in the most convenient way.  So I HAD to eat the whole lot. It was tough.  But Sophie my love if you’re reading this, I really did forget.  Honest.

I’ve seen lots of recipes with people baking with Oreos and I thought they always looked good but haven’t so far been tempted to try any for myself.  And now I’m wondering what on Earth is wrong with me and all I can think about is all the wasted time that I could have been shovelling Oreo cookie brownies into my mouth.

I like to make myself feel a little better by adding them into my heavenly black bean No Pudge Chocolate Fudge Brownies.  If you haven’t made these brownies yet, you must.  Calgary Avansino loves them and I make them for her on a regular basis, and she likes them so much she put them in her book –  very exciting!  They are really easy to make, and they’re dairy-free and gluten free…not that that makes them calorie free, but I like to think they are a little better for you than their traditional cousins.

Go on, be a little bit naughty and give them a go.  Everyone loves a rebel.

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Naughty 'N' Nice Oreo Brownies
Author: Made By Margie
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups of sugar free chocolate, broken into chunks. I found some great ones in Wholefoods, but you can also just use normal chocolate, just try to go for one with a high cocoa content – of 70%
  • 1 x 400g can of cooked black beans, rinsed and drained
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use cacao powder)
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup of melted coconut oil
  • ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • generous pinch of salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee (even if you don’t like coffee, add this in, I promise you won’t taste the coffee, it just really adds to the depth of flavour)
  • 2 tablespoons of Maple Syrup
  • 12 oreos (2 packets)
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 180C
  2. Line a baking dish, approximately 8 inches x 8 inches with baking parchment
  3. Then, quite simply, pop everything into a food processor and blend until it’s smooth, creamy and brownie batter looking
  4. Arrange a layer of oreo cookies on the bottom of the baking dish and then tip the brownie mix on the top
  5. Take a knife and roughly chop the remaining oreos. I like to leave some in half for bigge chunks and then cut the rest into quarters. You will inevitably end up with some rubble and that’s okay too.
  6. Scatter this over the top of the brownie mix.
  7. Pop into the oven for about 35 mins until it’s firm to the touch and a toothpick comes out clean-ish
  8. Leave to cool before cutting into chunks and devouring
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Be a real cliché and serve with a cool glass of milk, or almond milk if you’re like me.  A hot gooey brownie from heaven with a cooling glass of milk.  Now tell me, what could be better than that?fullsizeoutput_434d

Give them a go, and tag me on Instagram @MadebyMargie,  it makes my day to see your photos!

(First published on April 1st 2016)

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