Simple Black Bean Banana Brownies
A healthy sugar-free and vegan version of black bean brownies. This recipe is sweetened with bananas and a little maple syrup. The entire recipe can be ready to eat in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz can black beans drained (or 1 3/4 cups cooked black beans)
- ¼ cup of cocoa powder
- 1 ripe banana
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ cup of coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips sugar-free version optional
- 1 cup walnuts
- ½ cup gluten-free flour or any all-purpose flour
- ½ cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Combine all ingredients except the chocolate chips and walnuts into a food processor or use an immersion blender and blend until completely smooth.
- Add the chocolate chips and walnuts. Gently fold them into the batter. If you don’t like nuts, you can omit them.
- Line a pan with parchment paper or lightly grease an 11”x7” pan. Pour the batter into the pan and spread it out evenly using a spatula. Optional: sprinkle extra chocolate chips over the top.
- Cook the black bean brownies for 20 minutes. To test whether fully cooked, insert a clean knife into the center of the pan. No batter should stick to the knife if it is fully cooked.
- Once cooked, remove the pan from the oven and let the brownies cool at least 10 minutes before serving.
- Sprinkle with additional chopped walnuts on top after serving. (optional)
Notes
To make the brownies gluten-free, use your favorite gluten-free flour.
To make the brownies sugar-free, use a sugar-free sweetener instead of maple syrup and sugar-free chocolate chips.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 271kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 229mgFiber: 5gSugar: 13g
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