Black Bean Chocolate Cake
Materials
- 1 1/2 cups black beans
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup mesquite powder
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup cacao nibs (or chocolate chips)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Grease 8" x 8" baking dish, or 8" springform pan works also.
- Put black beans in food processor with eggs and mix just until blended well (some bit and chunks are ok).
- Dump black bean mixture into a large bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir well by hand until batter forms.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out *almost* clean. A little bit gooey is ok. Oven does not need to be pre-heated.
Notes
If using dry beans, start with 1/2 heaping cup when dry, soak over night, and cook until soft. Make sure they are cool before beginning this recipe.
If you're feeling ambitious, you can mash the beans with a fork instead of using a food processor and then add the remaining ingredients.
If you like sweeter - definitely go with the chocolate chips over the cacao nibs. I like my dessert not TOO sweet, so I go with the nibs in mine which also adds a little bit of texture.....as do the walnuts.