Black Bean Brownies

Black bean brownies. They.Are.Good.
Because of the low fat diet I am on, I was having brownie withdrawls. I seriously LOVE brownies!!! So, I googled low fat brownies and tons of recipes for black bean brownies came up. I was a skeptic, but I thought I would at least give them a try.....To my surprise they were actually good. In my 4 yr old's words "Mom, can you make this recipe every time you make brownies from now on"? I mean, who can argue with a 4 yr old? Here is the awesome recipe....


1 box low fat or fat free brownie mix
1 cup warm water
1 can black beans
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Mix the black beans and warm water in a blender for about a min
In a mixing bowl...stir the bean mixture into the brownie mix
Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Pour into a greased 8x8 pan
Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.
Bake at 350 for 28 min.


I did find that these brownies tasted really, REALLY good cold...so I would recommend chilling them in the fridge before cutting into them :)

If you are really feeling like going low-fat you could omit the chocolate chips....

6 Can Soup

This recipe is from my friend Tiffany....Super easy and super yummy! Its made with ingredients that are usually on hand. So, if your ever having "one of those days" where dinner isn't thought about until the kids start telling you their hungry (I personally never have those days "wink wink")...you can get this soup together in about 20min.

1 Can Chicken Broth
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Can Chicken
1 Can Black Beans (these will taste soooo much better if you rinse them really well)
1 Can Tomatoes with Green Chilies
1 Can Corn

Thats it! Just simmer until heated through and dinner is served!

German Pancakes with the BEST syrup ever!

A little background about these recipes....
First of all, if you have never been to Delta, Utah you should go. The peeps are wonderful and they cook FANTASTIC! I mean seriously, I could get very fat in that place :)
Second of all, my AMAZING friend (we will call her Shar Shar) grew up there and she grew up eating German Pancakes. I had never had them so when she introduced them to me and my kiddos, we fell in love. Hubby not so much...so I have had to tweak the recipe a bit to his liking....so here is the easy-as-pie recipe:

4 eggs
1 cup of white flour
1 cup milk
3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees...put butter in a 9x13 cake pan and place in the oven while it's preheating
In a mixing bowl combine eggs, flour, milk, and sugar.
Take pan out of oven and spread butter around
Add egg mixture and bake in preheated oven for 15 min (it will puff up while cooking, this is normal)


BEST SYRUP EVER:

A little background about the best syrup ever...so one time while I was staying at my friends in Delta, her Momma (who is also amazing) served my family this syrup. I was immediately in love and asked for the recipe. She showed me the cookbook that she got the recipe out of. (Worldwide Ward Cookbook). I thumbed through the cookbook and mentioned to my friend what a great cookbook it was and the next week one showed up for me compliments of you-know-who (told you she was amazing). So without further ado, here is the wonderful recipe:

1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp. Baking soda
2 cups sugar
3 tbsp white corn syrup
2 tsp vanilla


In a six quart saucepan, combine all ingredients except vanilla. Boil for 5 min, Add vanilla.
(be sure to use a six quart pan...I forgot this step the first time I made it and made a huge mess of my stove).
Serve over your German pancakes and enjoy!