Black Bean Brownies Vegan and Gluten Free
Vegan brownies with black beans – yum! This is such an easy recipe for vegan black bean brownies. The batter mixes quickly in the blender, making it the perfect healthy treat to make with kiddos, and enjoy anytime! No one in my family guessed that there were any beans involved in making this chocolate treat made with less sugar.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp flaxmeal
- 6 tbsp water
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed well
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, extra for topping if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare an 8″ square dish by lightly oiling it, and placing parchment paper in to prevent sticking.
- Prepare the flax eggs by whisking the water and ground flax meal together. Let it sit for 5 minutes to gel.
- Into a blender or a food processor add the maple syrup, oil, vanilla extract, black beans, cocoa powder, almond flour, baking powder, and sea salt. Blend until smooth. Scrape the sides down as needed.
- When the brownie batter is smooth, mix in the chocolate chips.
- Pour into the prepared dish. Sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top if you’d like!
- Bake for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out nearly clean.
- Allow cooling before slicing into. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 174kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 2mg, Sodium: 141mg, Potassium: 248mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 2IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 80mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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