While everyone was stuffing their faces with cheese dip and pizza on Sunday, I was shopping for bathroom tile. Being an adult = rough stuff. The weekend wasn’t total loss though, because I had my vegi-versary dinner party on Saturday. (Side note: how many of you are wishing I’d shut up about my vegi-versary already? It’s almost as bad as a birthday for me!) There were some big highlights in the dinner (okay and one low light — these maple bourbon Brussels sprouts because I didn’t cook off any of the bourbon. Each bite was like taking a shot, oopsies. Follow the recipe as written and don’t try to take a shortcut and bake off the bourbon in the oven. Doesn’t work).
On to the highlights those. These. Brownies. I already knew they’d be a huge success because I baked a pan a week or two ago and polished it off as quickly as humanly possible. The base for the brownies was Chocolate Covered Katie’s black bean brownies. That girl definitely knows how to do chocolate right. The result is a super fudgy, delicious brownie that no one would ever guess is remotely good for them. The brownies themselves are gluten free, but if there will be other gluten snacks near them, I recommend making them cupcake style as described so the liners can help protect from cross contamination.
The party also included the Beeroness’s beer cheese dip as an appetizer. My invitation to any and every social event is contingent on bringing this dip. True story. The other app was my Greek salsa with Josh’s pita chips. The actual dinner was butternut squash mac and cheese, the aforementioned Brussels, and moussaka (no recipe for this on the blog yet, but sooooon you’ll have two versions!). These brownies were easily the most coveted item of the night, with 24 brownies being consumed between 9 people, but I also put out CCK’s cookie dough dip. Because I’m a fantastic (and totally modest) host, everything except the beer cheese dip was gluten free in addition to vegetarian. Everything was devoured pretty much completely, which has left me a little sad without leftovers.
Tagged with: Dairy Free • Dessert • Gluten Free • Hidden Beans • Nut Free • Soy Free • Vegan • Vegetarian
I have made CCK’s black bean brownies before, and I really loved them. But I think I love these cream cheese ones more! I baked mine for 28 minutes, and they still didn’t seem quite done…until after spending a night in the fridge, where they hardened up nicely! I probably could’ve just baked them for 25 minutes and ended up with similar results. I used semisweet chocolate chips.The brownies were delicious cold or warmed up slightly in the microwave.
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Oh MAN those things were good. YUM!
Is it normal to be a little skuuurrred of black bean brownies? But then again, I trust you. And I also trust anything with a layer of cheesecake, soooo it’s a wash. WANT!
Hayley, I normally don’t tell people they’re made with black beans until after they’ve inhaled a good half dozen of them. Seriously, you’ll love them. And they’re good for you, so you can totally eat more or double the cheesecake layer 😉
These brownies look really good! yum!
I have been meaning to try black bean brownies forever. I’m going to do it now. These look so delicious.
Christie, it’s crazy how delicious they are! I hope you try them out. It’s impossible to tell there are beans when you blend them up just right. Just pure fudgy deliciousness
I would love to indulge in these anytime.
You’ve inspired me to make some brownies today girl!
I’m so excited these are vegan!!! I think I have all the ingredients in my house right now! Hope shopping for tile went well. I was doing that too a few weeks ago. Just think how nice it will look once it’s in!
Em – what brand of vegan cream cheese is your fav? I used Daiya the first time I made these and was seriously impressed with the results! I’m glad to have the tiles all picked out and paid for now, it’s been a source of stress hanging over my head since November. Definitely time to get moving on that project 🙂