#BLACK BEAN BROWNIES WITH MIX FREE#

I haven’t tried any other beans or legumes in place of the black beans, but I do have a different recipe for Chickpea Brownies if you want to use garbanzo beans.įor the chocolate chips: I like to use Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips in the recipe, or you can use whatever you have on hand. If you want to use cooked beans, use 1 1/2 cups after cooking.

#BLACK BEAN BROWNIES WITH MIX FREE#

The gluten free brownie recipe calls for a standard 15 oz can of black beans. Just be sure to choose a protein powder with a flavor you already know that you like in other recipes. Or for an allergy friendly option, sunflower butter also works well.Ĭhocolate protein powder can be used instead of the antioxidant rich cocoa if you want high protein brownies. There’s also keto and paleo brownie recipe option included in the recipe.įeel free to use your favorite nut butter, such as almond butter, cashew butter, or peanut butter. Thaw before serving.These super chocolatey low calorie brownies call for the following ingredients: unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, quick oats, pure maple syrup (or honey or raw agave), banana, nut butter, pure vanilla extract, chocolate chips, and black beans.įor flourless and grain free brownies, the 1/2 cup quick oats can be replaced with an equal amount of almond flour if desired. You can also freeze leftover brownie bites in an airtight container for up to three or four months. The brownies should last around four to five days. They can stay out on the counter for a day.Īfter a day, I recommend placing in an airtight covered container and refrigerating for freshness. Once cool, place them in a covered container with a tiny opening for excess moisture to escape.

Store these healthy brownie bites the same way you would store classic brownies. Remove the pan from the oven, and let it cool for at least another ten minutes before going around the sides of each brownie bite with a knife and popping them out onto a plate. Portion the batter into the prepared muffin tin, and press a few extra chocolate chips on top if desired.īake on the oven’s center rack for ten minutes. Process all ingredients except the chocolate chips in a high quality food processor until thick and completely smooth. Or use an eight inch pan and cut into mini or large squares. If you don’t have a mini muffin pan, you can bake the recipe in either a regular sized muffin pan. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and grease a mini muffin pan. Most importantly, they taste so intensely fudgy and delicious that no one even notices those other ingredients are missing! They can be gluten free, egg free, dairy free, vegan, and refined sugar free. In contrast, the fudgy homemade brownie bites have just nine ingredients, with no artificial flavors, gums, corn syrup, or flour. Not to mention their other ingredients that include sugar, eggs, bleached wheat flour, corn syrup, whey protein concentrate, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, cellulose gum, and artificial flavor. It’s true they have soybean oil an locust bean gum. But did you know Entenmann’s brownie bites contain beans too? I know some people will be skeptical of the idea of beans in desserts. Here’s what you need: cocoa powder, rolled oats or almond flour, black beans, liquid sweetener of choice, a little salt, oil or almond butter, pure vanilla extract, baking powder, and mini chocolate chips.

You might be surprised at the overwhelmingly positive reception they receive! So don’t be afraid to try these out at your next event. The recipe was inspired by my black bean brownies and Healthy Brownies, two other bean desserts that are huge crowd pleasers, even with people who have no interest whatsoever in vegan or healthy eating. While traditional brownie bites with flour can often be dry and crumbly, the black beans in this healthy recipe keep them ultra moist and soft, with NO crumbling. If anything, this healthier version is even more rich, moist, chocolatey, and decadent. They can easily stand up against those famous Little Bites Fudge Brownies from Entenmann’s, or store bought brownie bites from Costco, Sam’s Club, or Target. However, these black bean brownie bites taste 100% just as rich, fudgy, moist, chocolatey, and indulgent as traditional homemade brownies. There are definitely some healthy dessert recipes on my blog that do taste healthy.įor example, no one would confuse my Banana Ice Cream recipe with Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked ice cream or proclaim Chia Pudding to be the most decadent dessert they’ve ever tasted in their life.

Black bean brownies with mix