Chocolaty candy cane triangles
4
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 32 • Difficulty: Easy
While pureed black beans may seem like an odd ingredient to use in a baked good, they’re actually the secret to this recipe's dense, rich finish. Plus, their dark color makes them a top choice for chocolaty recipes like this fudgy treat. Use a food processor to pulverize the beans completely to ensure a smooth batter. For an extra-minty cake, substitute the same amount of mint-flavored chocolate chips — just reduce the mint extract to 1/8 tsp. Leftovers stored in an airtight container at room temperature will hold-up for two but if they stick around any longer go ahead and store them in the refrigerator.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Canned black beans
15 oz
Sugar
0.5 cup(s)
Unsweetened cocoa powder
0.25 cup(s)
Unsalted butter
0.25 cup(s)
Egg
3 large egg(s)
Table salt
0.5 tsp
Baking powder
0.5 tsp
Vanilla extract
0.25 tsp
Mint extract
0.25 tsp
All-purpose flour
2 Tbsp
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
0.5 cup(s)
White chocolate chips
3 Tbsp
Vegetable oil
1 tsp
Peppermint hard candy
4 item(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
2
Place the beans, sugar, cocoa powder, butter, eggs, salt, baking powder and both extracts in the bowl of a food processor; process on high for several minutes, until completely smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl several times. Add the flour and semi-sweet chocolate chips; pulse until just combined.
3
Spoon batter into baking pan; spread into an even layer. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes; cool completely before adding topping.
4
Meanwhile, combine the white chocolate chips and oil in a small bowl; microwave on HIGH until chips melt, about 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds and at 1 minute (microwave 30 seconds more if not fully melted).
5
Drizzle melted chocolate over top of cooled cake; sprinkle with the crushed mints. Let cool and harden completely before cutting into 16 squares. Remove squares from the pan, and cut each in half diagonally to make triangles. Yields 1 triangle per serving.
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