Black Bean Brownies

This recipe comes from a friend.

1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
3 eggs
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 + 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350, lightly cover a 8" x 8" pan with non-stick spray.

Place all ingredients except for chocolate chips into blender and blend until smooth. Or use bowl and immersion blender.

Pour mixture into prepared pan and sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Bake for 30 minutes or until the top begins to look dry and starts to crack and the edges pull away slightly from the pan. DON'T WORRY -- they will not be dry. These are very moist brownies with a light cakey texture. And trust me, you will not taste the beans at all!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cheese Cake

2 - 8oz packages of cream cheese
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 cup peanut butter
1-2 handfuls of chocolate chips
oreo pie crust

mix up two packages of cream cheese with one can of sweetened condensed milk
mix on high untill smooth

in a separate bowl mix three eggs with one third cup of lemon juice
mix in with the rest of the mixture

add one cup of peanut butter and a handfull of chocolate chips or two if your hands are not big enough to satisfy your taste for chocolate

then pour into a premade oreo cookie crust that you can find at most grocery stores

bake in a 350 degree preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean.

Meringue Cookies

2 egg whites (room temp)
1/8 tsp cream of tarter
1/2 cup sugar

beat egg whites and cream of tarter until it forms soft peaks.

Slowly add sugar (1 tbsp at a time) and continue beating until it forms still peaks.

place in ziplock bag and pipe out in shape desired.

Bake 225 for about 1 1/2 hrs or until completely dried.

Meatball Sliders - Crock Pot

1 large red onion, cut into thin wedges
2 - 12 oz packages of frozen cooked Italian meatballs
1 - 24 to 26 oz jar marinara or pasta sauce
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
6 slices provolone cheese - quartered
Roma tomatoes, sliced
24 cocktail buns

Place onion wedges in a crock pot. Place meatballs on top of the onion.

Combine marinara, vinegar, red pepper and pour over meatballs.

Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours (2 to 2 1/2 on high)

Place tomato and provolone cheese on bun. Add meatball. You can add a toothpick to keep it all together.