Healthy Black Bean Brownies
These healthy black bean brownies are loaded with chocolate goodness!
Equipment
- Vitamix Blender
Ingredients
- 15 oz canned black beans drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Grease an 8x8 rectangular baking pan.
- Put melted coconut oil, black beans, honey, and coconut sugar into a blender container.
- Blend until the mixture is perfectly smooth.
- Add in the two eggs and blend until combined. Don't over-blend.
- By hand, mix in 1/2 cup of the dark chocolate chips.
- Pour the mixture into the greased baking pan.
- Top the mixture with the rest of the chocolate chips.
- Bake the brownies for 20-25 minutes until the brownies are starting to pull away from the sides of the pan.
- Allow the brownies to cook before cutting.
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Notes
Be careful not to overbake these brownies if you like fudgy brownies.
Black Bean Brownies Ingredient Substitutions
- Coconut sugar: You can use any granulated sugar to make these black bean brownies.
- Honey: Try maple syrup instead of honey if you like.
- Coconut oil: You can use melted ghee or butter instead.
- Chocolate chips: Feel free to use any type of chocolate chips, including ChocZero sugar-free chocolate chips.
Freezing black bean brownies
You can freeze these healthy black bean brownies for up to two months. Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!