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If you have never had Black Bean Brownies you are truly missing out. Loaded down with fiber and chocolate, did I say chocolate? You’ll never even notice you are eating a healthier for you brownie if you didn’t make it! The fun part? Not telling the family it’s healthy for you!

These black bean brownies are so chocolatey and fudgy that you won’t even realize they’re different from traditional brownies! They’re soft, gooey, and perfect to devour with a fork when they come out of the oven. Aside from the magical chocolate taste, the next best thing about these brownies is that one is just over 100 calories, so you can indulge guilt-free. Not to mention, they’re also gluten-free! So if you can’t eat gluten, you definitely won’t be missing out on these puppies. My secret is cutting out some of the traditional, unhealthy brownie ingredients and innovating with black beans! I promise you can’t taste the difference.

Can you add black beans to brownie mix?

This black bean brownie recipe is so easy, I don’t know why you would want to add black beans to a boxed brownie mix. However, if you are wanting to do so, I don’t think it’s a good idea, for several reasons. The store bought brownie mix is loaded with much more sugar, is made with oil and eggs and sometimes water. This recipe uses applesauce in place of those ingredients as well as the added nutrients of the black beans.

How many calories are in a black bean brownie?

My black bean brownie recipe contains just 109 calories! A box made brownie contains in upwards of 340 calories per brownie for those fancy brownie mixes!

What You’ll Need To Make Black Bean Brownies

Black Beans
Cocoa Powder
Chocolate Chips
Eggs
Applesauce
Flour
Sugar
Vanilla Extract

How Do You Make Brownies with Black Beans?

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Spray a 9×9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

Combine the black beans, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla in a food processor and process until smooth and there are no whole beans left.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add the smooth black bean mixture to the dry ingredients, and fold together with a rubber spatula until evenly combined.

Fold in ¼ cup of the chocolate chips, and spread the brownie batter into the prepared baking dish. Then sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips over the top of the poured brownie batter.

Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the edges of the brownies start to pull away from the baking dish.

Allow the brownies to cool in the baking dish on a wire cooling rack for 10 minutes before cutting them into 12 squares and serving.

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