Flourless Vegan Black Bean Brownies
Made with nutritious ingredients like black beans and avocado, these gluten-free brownies make for the perfect healthy treat. Each one contains 4mg of iron and 4 grams of protein!
Servings: 12
Calories: 156kcal
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1 15-ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup avocado roughly 1/2 medium-size avocado
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup dairy-free chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together maple syrup and ground flax seed. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.
- To the bowl of a food processor, add the black beans, avocado, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, baking soda and salt. Pour in the maple syrup and vanilla extract.
- Blend on high, adding apple cider vinegar as you blend. Continue blending until mixture is as smooth as possible, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl intermittently. Lastly, stir in ½ cup chocolate chips by hand.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F then grease a muffin tin for 12 brownies. Spoon the batter into each muffin tin and top with additional chocolate chips. Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes, until firm on the edges. Set aside to cool.
- Melt the remaining chocolate chips in a double boiler or by using small bowl in the microwave in 10 second increments, stirring in between. Drizzle melted chocolate over top of each brownie. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Nutrition
Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 4mg