Coconut Bean Bar

Submitted by MaryC

"These are so good, nobody will believe what they are made of! It's a great way to sneak some veggies to the kids."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 16 two inch squares

ingredients

• CRUST

• 118.29 ml canned navy beans or 118.29 ml great northern bean, drained and rinsed
• 78.78 ml butter, softened
• 118.29 ml brown sugar
• 177.44 ml flour

• FILLING

• 118.29 ml canned navy beans or 118.29 ml great northern bean, drained and rinsed
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 158.51 ml favorite nuts, chopped
• 236.59 ml coconut
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 78.78 ml chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat oven 350.
2. For Crust: Spray and flour 8x8 baking pan.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, blend beans, butter, brown sugar and flour.
4. Press mixture into baking pan.
5. Bake 20 minutes.
6. For Filling: In same bowl mix all filling ingredients until well blended.
7. Smash some (most) beans against side of bowl while mixing.
8. After crust has baked 20 minutes, remove from oven and immediately pour filling over crust.
9. Bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes until the top is golden.
10. When completely cool and cut into two inch squares.

Reviews

[Snobster]

Great recipe! No one guessed the secret ingredient. I totally squished the beans, though, worrying that seeing a bean would freak people out!