Lentil Brownies

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1/2 cup dry brown lentils
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup creamy almond butter or other nut butter
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Set aside an 8x8 baking dish and spray with cooking spray.
2. Bring lentils and one cup water to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to simmer and let cook until lentils are tender, around 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. In a food processor, add the oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Pulse until a fine powder.
4. Add the cooked lentils with any remaining water to the food processor along with the applesauce, honey, almond butter, vanilla and egg. Pulse until you have a smooth batter. Fold 1 cup of chocolate chips into the batter.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Using a spatula, spread the batter out evenly and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chip on the top. Bake for 25 minutes, remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes prior to cutting.

Nutrition per serving: 290 calories, 44 g carbohydrates, 20 mg cholesterol, 13 g fat, 8 g fiber, 7 g protein, 160 mg sodium, 26 g sugar.

Recipe from: foodnetwork.com