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Wholefood Gluten Free Aduki Bean Chocolate Brownies Recipe

What I love about these brownies is that although they are as rich and dense as the traditional variety, these are chock-full of goodness : the nutrition deprived ingredients in a typical brownie recipe are replaced by highly nutritious whole foods. Protein, Fibre, Folate, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium and Copper - rich Aduki (or Adzuki, or Azuki) beans instead of white floor. Fibre, Vitamin E, Manganese and Copper - rich hazelnuts, instead of extracted vegetable oil or butter. And finally, they are sweetened with whole dates, instead of white sugar or other extracted sweeteners. Grain free, gluten free, can be made vegan ... Yet, as good as chocolate brownies get. But you don't have to take my word for it, try this recipe for yourself !

Customer Rating:
5.0 (3 votes)

Posted by: michael
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Cuisine

British

Time

15 - 30 mins

Skill Level

Newbie

Serves

6

Courses etc.

Baking Sweet
Desserts
Recipes for kids

You will need

IngredientAdd
1 can organic aduki beans (no added sugar or salt), rinsed well and drained More products
2 eggs OR
2 Tbsp chia seeds, soaked in 1/4 cup or 4 Tbsp water More products
6 dates (about 60g) or up to 100g if you have a sweet tooth More products
4 Tbsp or 50g homemade hazelnut butter OR More products
ready-made hazelnut butter More products
30g cocoa powder More products
1 tsp vanilla powder OR More products
vanilla extract More products
generous pinch fine sea salt More products
50 to 100g cooking chocolate, broken roughly OR More products
chocolate drops

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Method

  • Preheat your oven at 180C or 350F.
  • Simply put all ingredients except the chocolate pieces in your food processor and process until smooth.
  • Transfer to a bowl and add the chocolate pieces by hand. Pour into your prepared mould and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Serve with a little double cream and fresh berries, if you wish.

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