Black Bean Brownies

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 12 brownies
  • Total: 50 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Inactive: 15 min
  • Cook: 20 min
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Ingredients

Butter, for greasing pan

3/4 cup cooked black beans

1/2 cup vegetable oil, or olive oil

2 eggs

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon instant coffee or espresso

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, divided

1/3 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 9-inch square baking pan.
  2. In a blender, puree the beans with the oil. Add the eggs, cocoa, sugar, coffee, and vanilla. Melt half the chocolate chips and add to the blender. Blend on medium-high until smooth. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the blender and pulse until just incorporated. Stir in the remaining chocolate chips. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake until the surface looks somewhat matte around the edges and still a bit shiny in the middle, about 20 minutes. Let cool at least 15 minutes before cutting and removing from the pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve.

Cook’s Note

Place a small cutout or stencil on the brownie before dusting to make a design.

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Beth S.

Not a thing wrong with this recipe. I made it in the blender, baked it at 350 setting in my convection oven for 10 minutes, turned it 1/4 of turn and took it out at 17 minutes. It was pulling away from the sides which I take as a sign of being done. Toothpick came out clean. I added 1/2 c chopped pecans. Next time I might use Kahlua instead of vanilla. I didn’t have mini chocolate chips but the regular worked fine. And I used 100% freeze dried Kona coffee. Also used canned, drained beans.

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