Are you on a grain free diet and missing baked goods? These delicious Grain Free Black Bean Brownies will satisfy all of your chocolate cravings!
This post was sponsored by S&W Beans as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.
I have always had a weakness for brownies. Warm, fudgy chocolate melting in my mouth with each bite. Yum!
While I’ve been gluten free most of the last 5 years, I’ve recently tried to radically reduce my grain intake. I’m not going full on paleo just yet, but as a family, we’ve been working to avoid grains as much as possible.
So we thought we’d be saying goodbye to most baked goods for a while. However, I remember reading somewhere that you can make amazing grain free brownies with black beans, so I decided to give that a try.
I know, it sounds weird. But the black beans give them a really great texture and you can’t even tell by looking at them that they’re loaded with beans. You can definitely use beans in some unusual ways!
They turned out amazing! They’re super moist and chocolaty – yum! And while they do have sugar in them (baby steps, right?), they’re totally grain free.
We used S&W Beans in this recipe. They’ve been offering high standards and quality beans for more than 120 years now. In addition to their black beans, they have a great variety of other beans, including organic and 50% less sodium options.
If you’re looking for a delicious grain free black brownies recipe, give this a try. And be sure to let us know what you think in the comments below!
Grain Free Black Bean Brownies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can S&W Black Beans, organic preferred
- 2 pastured eggs
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 3/4 cup organic cane sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Directions
- Place the black beans into a large mixing bowl.
- Using an immersion blender, smash up the beans into a fine paste (you can also use a food processor).
- Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl.
- Using a hand mixer, blend until all of the lumps are out and the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the grain free black bean brownie batter into a greased baking pan (8×8 inch) and sprinkle with chocolate chips, if desired.
- Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes, checking after 25 to make sure sides don’t burn.
- Remove from oven and allow the pan to cool.
- Cut your black bean brownies into squares and serve.
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Ingredients
- 1 can S&W Black Beans organic preferred
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Place the black beans into a large mixing bowl.
- Using an immersion blender, smash up the beans into a fine paste (you can also use a food processor).
- Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl.
- Using a hand mixer, blend until all of the lumps are out and the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the grain free black bean brownie batter into a greased baking pan (8x8 inch), sprinkling with chocolate chips, if desired.
- Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes, checking after 25 to make sure sides don't burn.
- Remove from oven and allow the pan to cool.
- Cut your black bean brownies into squares and serve.
