Easy Blender Black Bean Brownies {high protein, gluten- & oil- and refined sugar-free}
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 9
Ingredients
- 1 cup gf rolled oats
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 15 ounces (1 can/carton) cooked black beans, drained and rinsed
- 10-12 Medjool dates, pitted (see notes)
- 2 ripe medium bananas
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate (I used 72%, it will be melted)
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbs unsweetened nondairy milk, more if needed
- 1/4 cup chocolate protein powder (optional see notes)
- 2 tbsp cacao (or cocoa) powder
- 1 tbs chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Serve with (optional):
- Freeze dried fruit, such as blueberries and raspberries
- Freeze dried bananas, ground into powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line your baking pan with parchment paper (see notes).
- Place oats, shredded coconut, and dates into a high speed blender and run until ground into a meal.
- Melt chocolate: place chocolate into a double boiler and mix continuously until smooth or microwave in intervals of 15 seconds, mixing in between, until melted. Be careful, it may easily burn!
- Add the chocolate + all of the remaining ingredients into the blender and run until smooth. You may need to scrape down the sides.
- Place into the lined pan, level out the top, and bake for 25 minutes, until firm to the touch.*
- Remove and cool for 20 minutes before slicing and serving.
- If you would like to dust with the banana powder, be sure the brownies have cooled completely, and dust with a small wire sifter.
- Serve with a tall glass of non-dairy milk, freeze dried or fresh fruit, and/or banana ice cream!
Notes
If your dates are not soft, soak them in hot water for 15 minutes to soften up.
The pan I used was 9 x 13″. Cook time will vary based on pan size.
If you want to exclude the protein powder, just use 2 more tbsp of cocoa or cacao powder instead 🙂