Almond Coffee Bean Brownies

Almond Coffee Bean Brownies with a tall glass of Soy Milk :)

I have found my new favourite thing. I love the Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownie mix. I love it so much I could sit and eat for a long time, like eat a whole batch in one sitting. And do not forget licking the bottom of bowl is a must! I miss Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco California. Their chocolate is some of the best. 
I think I have to admit- I may just be a chocoholic! :)  Now you can sign me up for chocoholics anonymous. 
To help moderate myself, I decided to make a brownie that would not only satisfy my chocolate craving but also be healthy as I could make it. So I put coffee in it for kick and taste, yum! And I put protein and fiber in it. You can taste the almonds but not the beans and that makes it SO good. Ben took a bit and was shocked that he could not taste the beans and just found out it had coffee in it, so know he is supposing that is why he got an energy boost last night. All I could do was smile. He like it, not just by the comment but the several pieces missing when I came down the next morning. 
My son even loved it- he was licking his fingers so much that I swear he would have eaten his own hand had it been made of chocolate. Now we know the theory behind the chocolate bunnies for Easter- it is all about the chocolate. It could be his face made of chocolate and he would eat it. Ha ha. 

Avi loving the brownies! 

Makes 12-24 brownies, depending on size you cut them into.

Ingredients:

Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownie Mix

2/3 cups brewed coffee

1 egg

1/3 vegetable oil

16 ounce black beans canned

20 almonds for in batter

10 almonds for topping

What ever could this be? Yum yum!

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

2. Crack the egg, add coffee and oil and mix together.

3. Add the brownie mix and mix well until batter is completely mixed.

4. In a seperate and small bowl, use a fork mashing the drained black beans. Use a fork- that is best. It allows for it not to become complete mush.

5. Add black beans to mix

6. Take a fork to the 20 almonds and crush them and put them in and mix.

7. Pour the batter in a greased baking pan.

8. Take other 10 almonds, crush with fork and add on top.

9. Pop in the oven for 35 minutes. Don't forget to lick the bottom of the bowl!

If you share a brownie with a baby- he WILL come back for more!