White chocolate and pecan lentil brownies recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Looking for a healthy sweet treat you can batch-cook for the week ahead? This low-calorie brownie recipe is the answer. Made with green lentils, these deliciously fudgy, nutty brownies are super-simple to whip up in just 30 minutes. Plus, they’re high in fibre and gluten-free!
See method- Serves 16 (makes 16)
- Takes 30 mins plus cooling
- 185 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Healthy
Ingredients
- 1 x 390g tin green lentils, drained and rinsed
- 3 large eggs
- 100g cocoa powder
- 120g light brown soft sugar
- 50ml vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder (gluten-free if needed)
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules dissolved in 1 tbsp boiling water
- 60g white chocolate, roughly chopped
- 80g pecans, roughly chopped
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Shop ingredientsEach serving contains
- Energy
- 770kJ 185.0kcal
- Fat
- 11g
- Saturates
- 3g
- Salt
- 0.1g
- Sugars
- 10g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 14.0gProtein 5.7gFibre 4.3g
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- Heat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Grease and line a 20 x 20cm baking tin with nonstick baking paper.
- Put all the ingredients, apart from the white chocolate and pecans, into a small food processor and blitz until only just smooth. Stir in the white chocolate and pecans then spoon into the prepared baking tin and smooth down with the back of a spoon.
- Bake for 20 mins. Remove and allow to cool on a wire rack.
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Tip
Freeze the entire tin wrapped in a layer of clingfilm and foil for up to a month
Freezing and defrosting guidelines
In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
