These black bean brownies with two hidden veggies are decadent and rich!
Black Beans and Spinach. Yup. It sounds utterly crazy, I know. But trust me, it works. And its sooo fudgy and delicious (especially when topped with a dollup of whipped cream). I dare you to make them. And I dare you to not eat the whole pan!
If you like fudgey brownies, make sure you try these decadent flourless Black Bean Brownies, too!
Ingredients
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup fresh spinach (or a bit more, whatever you feel)
- ½ cup oil
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 TBSP vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp ground coffee
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and grease an 8x8 baking dish.
- Using a blender or food processor, pulse the beans to break them up a bit.
- Add the oil and spinach and blend until smooth (you will need to pulse, scrape, pulse...it takes a while).
- Add in the cocoa powder, vanilla, sugar, coffee and salt and pulse until smooth.
- Add in the eggs and blend until combined.
- Pour the batter (it will be super runny) into the prepared pan and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 45 minutes
- Cool completely before serving (Really. These aren't really that great when warm, but are delicious when cool and awesome when served straight from the fridge!)
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 182Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 262mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 3g
I have a kidney bean brownie recipe I've been wanting to try - these look really good! Very different and healthier than most brownies for sure!
WOW! Now that is truly amazing! I had to lauch, if my husband knows there's spinach and black beans in a batch of brownies, he will not touch them. Period...
I am actually tempted to make them - grad students will be happy, they won't mind even if I tell them what's in the recipe 😉
Sorry for typo, I think I wrote "lauch" instead of "laugh"
Not one but two veggies hidden in your recipe - amazing! They look fabulous and I'm sure they tasted delicious. Thanks so much for taking part this month
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great job, looks stunning 🙂
Black beans AND spinach? You totally win! 🙂 I will have to try this version - I bet it was super tasty!
Black beans are part of everyday meals on almost every table in Brazil, as a savory dish, so it is really strange to think about using black beans in a sweet treat. However, this thought completely changed for me after spending a few years in Korea. I learned that black beans (or any color beans for that matter) are excellent ingredients for making sweets. I'm sre your brownies were out of this world delicious!
Ok - I went with black bean brownies, but you win with the spinach addition! Awesome. Sneaking veggies into dessert is kind of fun...
Double the pleasure! I know you can make them separately as black bean brownies and spinach cake/brownies but together?! Genius!
Mmmm, I'll share that pan with you! I made black bean brownies a while ago and was so surprised by how good and fudgy they were! Your hubby doesn't know what he's missing 😉
I made a cake with white beans and now I MUST try these! I have heard so much about black bean brownies, yours look so good!
P.S.About the cheese making challenge, please don't feel the need to apologize, I know how crazy life can get 🙂
I am intrigued - these look so good and taste fudgy but contain spinach - must try them sometime!
Hey Jenni, you've done a beautiful brownie take here. Black beans and spinach? Who would have thought. They do look like normal brownies. YUM!!
Yum! I thought about brownies too. They look yummy! Nice job on the challenge!
I think our husbands share very similar views on the addition of beans to baked goods. Despite that, I currently have a bowl of black beans soaking ready to give this recipe a try tomorrow. Thanks!
My husband also shares your husband's view on beans in baked goods. Despite this, I currently have a bowl of beans soaking to try this recipe tomorrow. Thanks!
Wow, double veg! That's a hardcore vegetable brownie. It looks great - so fudgy and mmm.
I've heard black beans and brownies are a good combo mm it certainly looks great.