Flourless Lentil Chocolate Brownies

Yes! You heard it Right! Its Protein packed, Healthy Sweet treat for you loved ones!!

FLOURLESS LENTIL CHOCOLATE BROWNIES!

Yum! So Delicious! Flavorful! So Nutritious! And my favorite Chocolatyyy!!! 🙂

Can’t stop expressing my delight and joy about this wonderful dessert. I did not add any flour in this recipe just to make sure this dessert is purely made of lentils. 🙂

Red lentils and cocoa powder sweetened with dates flavored with chocolate chips and added pecans for the crunchy bites.

Doesn’t this Flourless Lentil Chocolate Brownies sound enticing? 🙂

As always I had a craving for chocolate brownies and I so wanted to eat one that day. Sweet Tooth is a serious problem which can be satisfied with healthy eating also. 🙂 I was wandering around my kitchen to find something sweet for myself.

Can you guess what I found?  Nothing! 🙁  . No wait. 🙂 . I had soaked red lentils. I wonder why I soaked those red lentils a night before. WOW! Just intuition or maybe I had some plans. I don’t remember exactly because I ended up baking this Flourless Lentil Chocolate Brownies. 🙂  So I thought of experimenting my idea of this dessert and drained water out of the lentils.

Now what?? I kept wondering and craving for brownies. I threw all the ingredients into the food processor to save time and spooned the batter into the baking pan and baked. I was impatiently waiting for my dessert and its  success!  I had no desire to go to the store to buy the brownies neither I had patience to cook something else for myself.

HMM. Tough situation. 🙂

Once it was done I took out the pan and I loved the aroma of these delectable brownies. The fragrance of chocolate was all over my house making me crave for it even more.

Can’t resist chocolate.  🙂

I hurriedly cut a square for myself and took the first bite of these warm and fresh baked brownies. YUUMMM! By the time I finished my serving I was extremely satisfied and happy. It was so filling that I kept eating these Flourless Lentil Chocolate Brownies for my lunch for next 3 days. Hahahaha.

I told you having a sweet tooth can be a serious problem. Hahaha.

My family also appreciated and loved this dessert especially my daughter and I succeeded in finding a new way to serve lentils to my family. 🙂

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Flourless Lentil Chocolate Brownies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Serves 16

Per Serving 355 calories

Fat 9 g

Carbs 56 g

Protein 15 g

16

Ingredients

• 4 cups red lentils (soaked and drained)
• 2 cups mejdool dates (pitted)
• 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp. flax oil
• 1 tsp rice vinegar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven at 375 degree Fahrenheit and prepare 9 inch square baking pan by greasing it.
2. In a food processor combine all the ingredients (except pecans and chocolate chips) and process until smooth.
3. In a mixing bowl pour the batter and with a spoon mix pecan and chocolate chips.
4. Spoon the lentil brownie batter into the baking pan spread evenly.
5. Put the pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.
6. Take out the baking pan out of the oven and let it cool before cutting into desired sizes.

Notes

Make sure to soak Red Lentils overnight. Measure the lentils after soaking overnight and properly drained. If you soak 2 cups of red lentil it will become 4 cups. (Do not include any water in the recipe).

2 cups pitted dates equals to 20 dates approx.

Flax oil can be substituted with olive oil.

Regular chocolates chips may also be used in place of mini chocolate chips.

Pecans may be substituted with walnuts if desired.

Can be stored in an air tight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Just microwave for 10-15 seconds before serving to freshen it up.