Ingredients
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3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour (plain flour works fine too)
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1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/8 teaspoon baking powder
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1/8 teaspoon baking soda
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup chocolate chips
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1/4 cup canola oil
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1 mashed banana (riper the better)
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup plain soymilk (cow's milk works fine too)
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1 tablespoon flax seed meal
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Coat 9-inch-square baking pan with cooking spray.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.
- Melt chocolate chips with canola oil in double boiler, stirring until smooth. (Or heat in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.).
- Remove from heat, and whisk in banana and sugar.
- Combine soymilk, flaxseed meal, and vanilla in measuring cup, then fold into chocolate mixture.
- Stir chocolate mixture into flour mixture until just combined, then spread in prepared baking pan.
- (If topping with M&Ms, sprinkle them on now.).
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out dry, but middle is still soft.
- Cool in pan on wire rack, then cut into 16 squares.