OK…I have to admit, the thought of black bean brownies completely disgusted me when I first heard of them. Brownies made of black beans…. really?! That just does not sound appetizing. When I think of black beans, I think of Mexican food…not dessert! Don’t get me wrong, I love black beans. It took me forever to try a black bean brownie recipe, because I convinced myself they were going to be gross and I would just end up tossing them out. I don’t have a gluten allergy, so I don’t usually tend to go out of my way to look for gluten-free recipes. After realizing I have been eating so much flour lately, I thought it would be fun to try to make gluten-free brownies, you know, just to see how they would come out. I have to tell you, I have not been so surprised by a recipe in a very long time. I promise, I could not even tell they were made with black beans instead of flour…it is incredible! You really can’t tell. The only difference between these black bean brownies and the brownies I usually make is that the black bean brownies do not seem to be as “fudgy” as regular brownies, but more cake-like. At least that is how this recipe tends to turn out. If you leave out the baking powder, I feel like they would turn out a little more fudgy, but I haven’t tried doing that yet. Would you ever try black bean brownies?? You may be turned off by the idea now just like I was at first, but someday you may want to try them out – you might be as surprised as I was, and they are healthier for you too