Yesterday I made something pretty special. Sweet and special. Special brownies…
Special because they’re made with black beans! Hehe. I’ve made bean based sweets before, so I had an idea that they would turn out good. And for bean brownies, they were yummy! After my taste testing 
I found the recipe on Rebekah’s blog Food, Family and Fun, my secret blog for the secret recipe club this month! I loved looking through her blog and always have such a hard time picking which recipe to make… then I typically end up
with something sweet. What can I say, I like my treats.
I’m a big fan of her philosophy “If the ingredient list includes items my third-grader can’t read or pronounce, we don’t need to be eating it Amen! I can read all the ingredients in this recipe… thus I ate it.
Straight out of the oven sampling.
Black Bean Brownies recipe from Family, Food and Fun
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz) can black
beans- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup flour *
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbsp oil (I used coconut)
- 2 tsp
vanilla extract- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules
- 1/2
tsp baking powder- 1/2 cup dark chocolate
chips/chunks **Directions
- Preheat
oven to 350°.- Drain beans in a colander and
rinse very well. Put beans in a blender with all other ingredients
except chocolate chips and puree until completely
smooth.- Pour into a greased 8 or 9″ square
baking pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out
nearly clean.* The original recipe did not call for flour, but there was a note that adding 1/3 cup flour would give the brownies a more typical brownie texture. I may try it without this the next time.
**Next time I would definitely mix in the chocolate chips throughout the batter, and also use mini chocolate chips so that they’re distributed all the way through. I enjoyed the bites the most when it had chocolate chip on top.
Have you ever tried black bean brownies or any other bean based sweet?
Heather
I’ve always been a bit skeptical about the bean in desserts things.. Can you taste the beans? Is the texture like that of a normal brownie? I think I’m scarred for life ever since I made that chickpea cookie dough… It tasted like hummus with chocolate- blech!
You really can’t taste the beans in here at all! But, like I said, it’s good for a bean brownie. I wouldn’t say it’s exactly like a regular brownie… but that hasn’t stopped me from eating half the pan in a day… and wanting more
They look so fudgy and delicious!
Nom, nom… I am drooling over my screen! I really love the big chocolate chunks adorning the top of your brownies. …and no one has to know there are black beans and good extra fiber in there.
No one would know unless you told them!
So glad you liked the brownies! My kids request them often.
I can see why!
I’m going to be honest…I’ve made several versions and I was not a fan…..Maybe I should give them one more go? Yours look yummy
I think they deserve another try! I would try them with the mini chocolate chips mixed throughout and without the flour or just less flour to keep them more moist (although I think the flour helped with the texture). Let me know if they change your mind about them
I’ve heard “yum” and “yuck” when it comes to bean brownies but I guess I’ll never know until I try them myself. Do you think instant coffee is necessary? I’m not a coffee drinker so I don’t have any in my house.
I don’t think so. I actually used regular coffee grounds since I don’t keep instant in the house.
Black beans in brownies?! this sounds so off-the-wall that now I must try the recipe. They look deliciously tempting.
I think you must!
I have heard so much about people making brownies with black beans. I am skeptical, lol. I guess I just need to try it out! Thanks for sharing
I think you need to give them a try!
Good choice – I just tried my hand at black bean brownies recently, too! Yours look fudgy and delicious!
Thanks Shelley!
Your Black Bean Brownies look delicious, we will love them.
Happy Valentine Day!
Miz Helen
SRC Group B
These look awesome and I love that you just took a spoon to the pan and went to town. My kind of gal–that’s exactly what I would have done.
Thanks for the recipe… yours is the best black bean recipe I have tried! I make these about few times a month.