Black Bean Brownies – the ultra fudgy and decadent chocolate treat.
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I know what you’re thinking.
“Why would I want to eat a healthy brownie when I could be eating a deep, dark, rich, fudgy, and chocolatey brownie instead?”
But what if the deep, dark, rich, chocolate brownie is the healthy brownie?
No, not in a dream world. These black bean brownies are healthy brownies that DO NOT taste healthy, and I can say that with assurance, as they’ve been tested on three different groups of people used to “normal” desserts.
For the ultimate test, my roommate brought two pans of the vegan black bean brownies into work and set them down on the table without revealing the secret or saying they were healthy.
She came home with no brownies left… but with five requests for the healthy black bean brownie recipe!
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Easy Black Bean Brownies
I know some of you have been disappointed by mediocre bean-based brownies you’ve tried in the past, which is why it’s taken me so long to come up with my own recipe:
I’ve tried some awful black bean brownie recipes in the past, too.
For example?
Don’t think you’ll get brownies by adding cocoa powder to my Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip and baking it.
Trust me. You’ll get cardboard.
I wanted a recipe that would not let people down; a recipe that could stand up to a regular sugar-and-flour brownie in a competition.
And these really do!
Also, huge thanks to everyone who’s been sharing these on Instagram!
If you try the brownies, be sure to rate the recipe here, or tag @ChocolateCoveredKatie on Instagram so I can see and like your pictures!
Black Bean Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups black beans (1 15-oz can, drained and rinsed very well) (250g after draining)
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (10g)
- 1/2 cup quick oats (40g) (See nutrition link below for substitutions)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave (75g)
- pinch uncut stevia OR 2 tbsp sugar (or omit and increase maple syrup to 1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup coconut or vegetable oil (40g) (See nutrition link for substitution notes)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup to 2/3 cup chocolate chips (Not optional. Omit at your own risk)
- optional: more chips, for presentation
Instructions
- Black Bean Brownies Recipe: Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine all ingredients except chips in a good food processor, and blend until completely smooth. Really blend well. (A blender can work if you absolutely must, but the texture—and even the taste—will be much better in a food processor. I use this food processor.) Stir in the chips, then pour into a greased 8×8 pan. Optional: sprinkle extra chocolate chips over the top. Cook the black bean brownies 15-18 minutes, then let cool at least 10 minutes before trying to cut. If they still look a bit undercooked, you can place them in the fridge overnight and they will magically firm up! Makes 9-12 brownies. If you make this recipe, don't forget to leave a review! The trick with these: serve them first, and then reveal the secret ingredient. In all the times I’ve served bean desserts, not one single person who didn’t know beforehand has ever guessed!View Black Bean Brownies Nutrition Facts
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(No crazy ingredients!)
I’ve been making these for a few years and my grandkids still don’t know the ingredients, they love these.
These brownies are to die for! I used rice bran oil in mine and it is a good neutral oil.
By far my favourite Brownie recipe ( of regular brownie recipes too)
I can eat a pan of this for lunch and not gain weight 😅
Everyone loves it! Lol… it’s lunch for kids and me often.
Shared it and made it multiple dozens and dozens of times! Your my go to recipe Gal! Thanks Katie!
Thank you so much for trying them!
Needed to use up some black beans, saw this was from Chocolate Covered Katie, and said “ah, that’ll be delicious”. I accidentally used double sugar (was halving the recipe but forgot to halve the sugar) and it was less healthy but still delicious as promised😊
Katie! These are so darn delicious. I was a little weirded out when they first came out, it was still jiggly pudding in the middle. But I was very patient and waited until the following day (trust the process). And you know what, the brownies set beautifully into decadent fudginess! The only difference is I used 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder instead of the oats (didn’t have any), my can of beans was about 19oz (used the whole thing), and I doubled the amount of maple syrup as directed. When they first came out, they did taste like sweet black beans but once they set the following day – the brownies tasted like pure chocolate. Highly recommend!!
Made these for the ladies I work with and didn’t tell them there were black beans in it. They loved them! Then I told them 😁
These are so delicious! We fixed them for our Girl Scout troop for a healthy snack. All the girls were making nasty faces and saying Ewwww, except for my two daughters, who like black beans. The girls would not have even known the beans were in there if no one would’ve told them, everyone enjoyed them.
Absolutely delicious! I had to make in a blender but they still turned out amazing. A favorite of my 16 year old son!
Love this recipe, easy, healthy and super tasty! Made it several times already 🙂 Thank you!
These won over the kids and my MIL that can’t stomach healthier versions of food! Quick and easy which I needed. We will definitely make again.