Coconut Bean Bar

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup canned navy beans or 1/2 cup great northern bean, drained and rinsed
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup canned navy beans or 1/2 cup great northern bean, drained and rinsed
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2/3 cup favorite nuts, chopped
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 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.