I have had my fair share of black bean brownies and these are my fav so far! I have included a vegan option at the bottom as well :-) They remind me of the thick, chocolate-y black bean brownies that Grabba Green used to sell! They discontinued them so I am REALLY excited about these. Hope you love!

You'll Need:

• 1 can low sodium black beans

• 1/2 C granulated sugar of choice (I have tried coconut sugar & monk fruit)

• 1/4 C cocoa powder

• 2 T oil (I used melted coconut oil)

• 3 eggs

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp instant espresso (optional but recommended 😍)

• Chocolate chips/chunks

Directions:

1. THOROUGHLY rinse and drain the black beans (I've learned the hard way lol, nobody wants salty bean-tasting brownies), and place in a food processor with the remaining ingredients except the chocolate chips

2. Process until smooth, so that there are no black bean chunks left (it is a pretty thin/runny batter once it’s all mixed)

3. Add in the chocolate chips and pulse a couple of times, then transfer to a parchment lined loaf pan (for thicker brownies, pictured) or 8x8 pan and sprinkle chocolate chips on top

4. Bake at 350 until a toothpick comes out clean. Mine took about 30 minutes in the loaf pan, but should take less time if you are using an 8x8 pan. Enjoy and don’t tell anyone what’s in them until they finish eating it 😜

*Note- I have not tried these with a blender, but I worry a blender would not create as smooth of a batter/it would be more "bean-y" textured. I am also an avid batter-tester and sometimes I add a little extra cocoa powder or sugar if it does not taste right, so feel free to add until you like it!

*Vegan option- remove eggs & oil and add 2/3 C of nut butter (I.e. peanut, cashew, almond, tahini), and bake the same way!

xo, Celiac Sweetie