Vegan Black Forest Brownies with Cherries

Ingredients (for 16 servings)

• 1 cup — pitted dates
• 0.75 cup — wheat pastry flour
• 0.5 cup — dark cocoa powder
• 1 tsp — baking powder
• 1 tsp — cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp — sea salt
• 1 whole — black beans
• 0.75 cup — mashed ripe banana
• 0.5 cup — applesauce
• 1 tbsp — flaxseed meal
• 2 tsp — vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup — cherries
• 0.25 cup — coconut flakes