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    Fudgy Black Bean Brownies

    Sweets

    I know, I know – you’re reading this and feeling a little skeptical about the combination between black beans and brownies. But let me assure you, it works! Beans are a great way to switch things up and create a dessert that’s sweet, delicious, and has an extra dose of protein and nutrients. My niece and nephew did not even notice the difference! 

    Let’s get started! Preheat the oven to 325F degrees. Add the black beans, oat flour, cocoa powder, maple syrup, baking soda, and salt to a food processor. Pulse for around 10 seconds, or until everything is blended in well. Add to a large bowl. Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil using either a microwave or double pot steamer. If melting in a pot, pay close attention to make sure the chocolate doesn’t burn.

    Add the melted chocolate and coconut oil mixture, whisked eggs, and walnuts to the bowl with the blended ingredients, and whisk together well until you have a consistent batter. Spread the batter into a 8 x 8 inch parchment paper-lined square pan. Bake at 325F for 25-30 minutes. Once done, remove from the oven and allow to completely cool. Cut into 9 squares and you know what to do next!

    Keep these around when you want a midday pick-me-up or you’re in the mood for something sweet. Try them out and let us know what you think in the comment below! xo

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    Black Bean Fudgy Brownies
    Servings: 9
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup black beans, cooked
    • 1/2 cup oat flour, just blend rolled oats into flour-like consistency
    • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1/3 cup maple syrup
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup semisweet baking chocolate chips
    • 1/3 cup coconut oil
    • 2 eggs, whisked
    • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
    2. Add the black beans, oat flour, cocoa powder, maple syrup, baking soda, and salt to a food processor. Pulse for around 10 seconds, or until everything is blended in well. Add to a large bowl.
    3. Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil using either a microwave or double pot steamer. If melting in a pot, pay close attention to make sure the chocolate doesn't burn.
    4. Add the melted chocolate and coconut oil mix, whisked eggs, and walnuts to the bowl with the blended ingredients, and whisk together well until you have a consistent batter.
    5. Spread the batter into a 8 x 8 inch parchment paper-lined square pan.
    6. Bake at 325F for 25-30 minutes.

    7. Once done, remove from the oven and allow to completely cool. Cut into 9 squares and enjoy with ice cream!

    Recipe Notes

    Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days!

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    1. Jas says

      September 8, 2014 at 11:37 am

      This recipe is so on time. I just bought my first bag of dry means yesterday…red lentils. Now I’m looking for a recipe for lentils not has a soup. Anyhoo, I will be going back to the store to get some black beans to try out this recipe.

      I’m on a mission to eat healthier. These brownies looks like they’ll do the trick with helping my sweet tooth. 🙂

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        September 17, 2014 at 6:05 pm

        good for you! maybe make some lentil patties with the lentils? happy cooking 😉

        Reply
    2. Sara from Sweden says

      September 8, 2014 at 12:36 pm

      these look soooo good!!!

      Reply
    3. jade says

      September 17, 2014 at 1:17 pm

      mmmmm. i made these the other day and kept waking up in the middle of the night to eat them ): PERFECT RECIPE! i ran out of honey while making them and had unsweetened dark chocolate so it wasn’t too sweet but they were still yummy! next time I’m prepared to have enough honey. thank you!!!!

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        September 17, 2014 at 6:01 pm

        awesome!!! glad you enjoyed!

        Reply
    4. Maria Fe says

      June 7, 2015 at 10:18 pm

      Hi! I wanted to know if the black beans are cooked or raw. Also, could I use any other beans? Black beans are not very common here in Peru

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        June 8, 2015 at 1:14 pm

        black beans are cooked. and yes you can use any kind of beans! red beans are a great substitute. saludos desde nyc!

        Reply
    5. Trish says

      June 10, 2015 at 11:12 pm

      Just made these, super delish. Used dark chocolate :p

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        June 16, 2015 at 9:46 am

        yum!!

        Reply
    6. Yemi says

      April 27, 2016 at 3:38 pm

      I cannot believe how delicious these are! I am literally in awe that brownies could somehow be healthy and incredibly tasty!

      Reply
    7. Ashley says

      March 8, 2018 at 7:36 pm

      I love love LOVE! this recipe. I did make a couple small changes though. I passed on the walnuts and instead of only using 1 cup of black beans, I use a whole can. The kidney beans seem to keep the brownies more moist so I tend to use that instead of black beans. Once I made the mistake of forgetting to check for no added salt. I wont be making that mistake again. This is such a great recipe though. Thanks for sharing it

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        March 9, 2018 at 5:35 pm

        YAY! Happy it worked out for you! Thanks for sharing your modifications

        Reply
    8. Tracy says

      February 22, 2019 at 1:14 am

      They came out very cakey and sort of dry for me. I was a little short on beans (I was using up leftovers in the fridge)–by maybe an 1/8 cup. I chopped unsweetened baking squares for about 3/4c of chocolate chips and used regular chocolate chips for the other 1/4c. No walnuts. I think I want to try again because I really wanted this recipe to work, but any thoughts on what could have gone wrong? I wasn’t watching the baking, so I probably could have pulled them out early.

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      • Wendy says

        February 25, 2019 at 5:08 pm

        Hmmm with baking, it’s really important to follow things to the t because it’s easy for the recipe to come out differently with any minor changes. I’ve done them several times and they’re always really moist! Sorry you ran into some difficulties- hope you get it right next time!

        Reply
    9. Anita Thomas says

      June 8, 2021 at 2:55 pm

      Looks like a great recipe and I will try them – but wondering – why so many recipes I see these days include coconut oil that is full of saturated fat instead of one of the healthy vegetable oils. I am just curious – I always substitute and use canola or avocado oil.

      Reply
    10. Linda says

      October 28, 2022 at 11:03 pm

      Hi – I am using dried beans – is this 1 cup of cooked beans, or cook 1 cup dried beans?

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        December 7, 2022 at 5:00 pm

        cooked!

        Reply

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