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Black Bean Brownies Recipe

If you love chocolate but want a snack that feels a little more nourishing than traditional desserts, homemade black bean brownies might become your new favourite bake. Rich, fudgy, and deeply chocolatey, these brownies surprise people in the best way possible - because their secret ingredient isn’t flour or butter, but black beans.
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Course Dessert
Servings 9
Calories 196 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 can black beans
  • 2 large eggs
  • 60ml maple
  • 60g cashew butter
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50g sugar
  • 30g cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 100g chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan/350F.
  • Add the black beans to a food processor along with the eggs, maple syrup, cashew butter, oil and vanilla. Blend until smooth, then pour into a mixing bowl.
  • Fold in the cocoa, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix until you have a smooth batter.
  • Pour into a 8x8 square baking tin lined with parchment paper and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, then allow to cool before slicing.

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 118mgPotassium: 192mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 54IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 1mg
Keyword brownies, healthy brownies, high protein
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