Dessert anyone?

Since my new calling to Y.W. there has been the weekly complaint from the girls, that the OTHER presidency always had treats for them. We were aware of that and have determined that we were going to do things differently. It would be impossible to fill their shoes, so why try and make it look like we were. So today as we discussed the up coming Tuesday night activity, we promised the girls that if they came, we would have treats. I teased that if we did, first we would have to teach them how to make it. (They are going to either praise me later in life or just plain hate me now)

The presidency gathered together after class and said "OK, now what do we bring?" That was when I volunteered to bring Brownies...smile, giggle, giggle.


BLACK BEAN BROWNIES

1 box brownie mix (19 oz.)
1 can black beans (15 oz.) (equals 3/4 cup water and 1 1/2 cup cooked beans, if making from scratch)

Rinse and drain the black beans. Then spoon the beans back into their can and fill the can with fresh water. Pour beans and water into a blender and puree until smooth. Add puree to the brownie mix and stir. Pour into a sprayed cake pan and follow the directions for baking as printed on the back of the brownie mix box.

Since I volunteered to make something I had only read about that morning, I thought I better practice at home on my own family. Here are the results...

one box of brownie mix and one can of black beans.

 After rinsing the beans real good then adding water back into the can, dump the water and beans into a mixer and blend away.

 Pour brownie dry mix and blended beans and water together in a bowl and mix well.

 This is the 2 ingredients mixed together.

 Cook in oven according to box instructions.

 This was my first attempt at making these brownies. They had a moist cake fudge like texture without any hint of bean flavor in my opinion.

 Alan insisted that its all about the presentation, so here you have it dusted with some powder sugar on it. I believe he even added a drizzle of chocolate syrup on his. Some chopped fruit would be an even better addition I think, like chopped bananas or strawberries.

Wish me luck, cuz I believe I am bringing some to Y.W as a treat :)

I DID IT!

And it passed the teenager test.

Before we started our activity I had the girls gather in the kitchen and put together 2 pans of brownies. They were a little shocked and concerned about putting beans in the brownies. After the activity they came back to the kitchen to a hot brownie and ice cream.

Here are some of the comments:

It's good

I like it.

It is surprisingly really good.

YEAH, Success!

Suggestion: When you try it at home for the first time, Don't let anyone know what's in it. Just serve it to them. Then after there is No dramatic whining that they think they are going to puke or die...then if you want, go ahead and share your new recipe. They will be so glad some day to be able to duplicate it.