Valentine’s Day Raspberry Brownie Ice cream Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 420g of black beans, rinsed
• 2 large eggs
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tap vanilla essence
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2/3 cup brown sugar or honey
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• Pinch salt
• 1/2 tsp instant coffee
• 60g dark chocolate chips
• Ice-cream:
• 1 cup cashews, soaked either overnight or in boiling water for 1 hour
• 1/2 cup coconut cream
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup or rice bran syrup
• 1 cup raspberries
• Zest of 1 lemon

Method:

1. Add the Ice-cream ingredients to your food processor and process until smooth (this can take up to 5-8 minutes).
2. Add to a lined baking tray and smooth over with the back of a teaspoon and place into the freezer for 2 hours to set.
3. To make the brownies; Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Puree black beans in food processor into a rough paste.
4. In a large bowl, mix together the bean puree, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
5. In a separate bowl, combine cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt, choc chips and coffee (if using). Add the dry ingredients to the wets. Mix until just combined.
6. Grease an 8×8 or 9×9 inch pan, then line with baking paper. Pour in batter and bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow brownies to cool before cutting.
7. To assemble the sandwiches, get your favourite shaped cookie cutter and cut out as many brownie shapes as you can get and do the same with the ice cream. Place one ice cream shape between two brownie shapes and dust with icing sugar.