Black Bean Brownies from The Kick Diabetes Cookbook by Brenda Davis

Ingredients

• ½ cup (125 ml) coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) ground chia seeds or flaxseeds
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) almond butter or other nut butter
• ⅓ cup (85 ml) unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¾ cup (185 ml) pitted soft dates, packed
• 1½ cups (375 ml) cooked or canned black beans, drained and rinsed