Name: Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 x 400 g tin black beans, drained and rinsed well; 3 large eggs; 60 ml vegetable oil or melted coconut oil; 50 g cocoa powder; 130 g sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp instant coffee (optional — boosts the chocolate); 100 g dark chocolate chips; Flaky salt, to finish

Fudgy Black Bean Brownies

Intensely chocolatey, fudgy brownies with a secret tin of black beans. Gluten-free, high in fibre, and nobody will guess.

Vegetarian Gluten-free (133 ratings)

Prep10 min

Cook25 min

Total35 min

Serves12

DifficultyEasy

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line a 20 cm square tin with baking paper.
Blend the beans, eggs, oil, cocoa, sugar, vanilla, baking powder, salt and coffee in a food processor for 2 minutes until completely smooth — scrape the sides halfway.
Stir in two-thirds of the chocolate chips. Pour into the tin and smooth the top. Scatter over the remaining chips.
Bake for 22–26 minutes until the edges are set and the centre has a slight wobble. Do not over-bake — they firm up as they cool.
Cool completely in the tin (this is important), sprinkle with flaky salt, then cut into 12 squares.

💡 VeggieTip notes

They're even better chilled overnight — properly fudgy.
Add a swirl of peanut butter on top before baking.
Vegan: replace eggs with 3 flax eggs; the texture is denser but still delicious.

Nutrition (per serving, approx.)

190kcal

5g protein

24g carbs

9g fat

4g fibre

Values are estimates and will vary with brands and portion sizes.

Tags: brownies chocolate gluten-free black beans healthy dessert

Fudgy Black Bean Brownies

Method

💡 VeggieTip notes

Nutrition (per serving, approx.)

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