Black Bean Recipe chocolate slice - Breakfast dessert Recipe

Black Bean  chocolate slice Recipe

Prep 15 mins chilling time 2 hours  Makes 8-10 slices

Plan ahead: Grease & line a brownie tin.

Base ingredients:

2 tablespoons Natvia

2 green cardamom pods, deseeded or ground

½ cup raw almonds

2 tablespoons raw cacao or cocoa powder

1 cup cooked black beans, well rinsed & drained

1 tablespoon organic, un-hydrogenated coconut oil, melted

1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract

Icing ingredients:

2 tablespoons Natvia

4 green cardamom pods, deseeded and ground

1 avocado

½ cup cooked black beans, well-rinsed & drained

¼ cup organic, un-hydrogenated coconut oil, melted

¼ cup raw cacao or cocoa powder

3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

Zest from ½ organic orange

1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract

• Method: Blend all 4 tablespoons of the Natvia in a high-speed blender with the cardamom seeds until fine. Then divide mixture in half. Keep one half in your blender and the other half in a separate bowl. Add the almonds to your blender and blend until fine.

• Add remaining base ingredients to the blender and blend mixture until it resembles a thick dough. Press mixture evenly into prepared pan.

• For the icing: Place avocado flesh in the blender with other icing ingredients until smooth, then spoon onto the base and smooth out with the back of a spoon or spatula, before placing in the fridge or freezer to set.