Vegan Black Bean Brownies

Delicious vegan and healthy fudge brownies that nobody would resist!

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Looking for vegan fudgy brownie recipe that is full of proteins and tastes divine

Try out these Black Bean Brownies with dates: they are easy to make, tasty and will last a whole week in the fridge (if you manage to save them, which won't be easy).

Is this recipe healthy

These brownies are packed with nutrients since they are made with good ingredients: black beans, flax seeds, dates, coconut oil, cocoa powder. The least healthy ingredient in this recipe is the dark brown sugar which is added to cover the slightly salty taste of the canned black beans.

I used dark brown sugar due to its nice caramel flavour which contributes for the wonderful taste of this dessert. You can substitute it with the healthier coconut sugar which has similar properties. Or you can use maple syrup instead.

Preparation summary

These brownies are unbelievably easy! You just need a food processor, a bowl and a rubber spatula.
Majority of the ingredients, except the chocolate chips, the spelt flour and the baking powder, need to be pureed in the food processor.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and fold the three dry ingredients and the chocolate chips into the batter. Transfer to a rectangular pan, greased and lined with parchment paper and bake.

It is all very quick and there is no challenge!

Storing tips

You can store these brownies for at least 5 days in airtight container in the fridge. You can also freeze them to keep for about a month.

What result to expect

This is a very fudgy brownie: the texture resembles chocolate fudge and literally melts in your mouth. This is my favourite kind of brownies!
If you prefer a more chewy brownie, try out these Chia Seed Brownies which are healthy and vegan as well.

I hope you will like this recipe! If you want to try other kinds of healthy brownies, here are few more recipes:

• Ultimate Healthy Pumpkin Brownies
• Best Keto Brownies
• Sweet Potato Brownies {Gluten and Dairy-Free}

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Vegan Black Bean Brownies

Delicious vegan and healthy fudge brownies that nobody would resist!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Servings: 8

Author: Daniela Lambova

Ingredients

• ▢ 14 oz/ 425 ml can black beans
• ▢ ⅓ cup/ 35 g cocoa powder
• ▢ 2 tbsp/ 25 g coconut oil
• ▢ 15 medjool dates, pitted
• ▢ ½ cup/ 100 g dark brown sugar, or coconut sugar
• ▢ 2 tablespoon flax seed meal , + 6 tbs water
• ▢ ⅓ cup/ 40 g whole grain spelt flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ ¾ cup/ 130 g dark chocolate chips

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 360 degrees F /180 degrees C. Grease a small rectangular pan (approximately 7 x 9 inches or 20 x 23 cm) and line it with a sheet of parchment paper.
• In a small bowl combine flax seed meal and water. Mix until smooth. These are the flax seed eggs.
• In another bowl combine flour and baking powder. Mix to blend.
• Drain the black beans but keep the water as it will be added separately to the mixture.
• In a food processor combine the drained beans, cocoa powder, coconut oil, dates, brown sugar, flax seed eggs and vanilla extract. Pour about half of the drained bean water and process until smooth. Pour some more of the water, if needed, so the mixture becomes like a thin cake batter.
• Transfer the mixture to a big bowl. Fold the dry ingredients and the chocolate chips into the brownie batter, until absorbed.
• Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out just with few crumbs.
• Let cool for 30 minutes before serving. Alternatively serve the brownies refrigerated.
• Store in airtight container in the fridge.

Notes

• You can substitute the dark brown sugar by same quantity of coconut sugar, maple syrup, xylitol or agave syrup.
• Store for up to 5 days in the fridge.
• You can freeze the brownies for up to a month.

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