Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies
These dark, chocolaty, decadent, gluten free chocolate brownies are completely flour-less, take about 5 minutes to make and can even be mixed in your blender! Best of all they’re HEALTHY Brownies!
What’s the secret ingredient in Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies?
No one will ever guess they’re made with BLACK BEANS – unless you tell them. I know it sounds strange but if you give them a chance you will not be disappointed! Who needs flour?
Energy bites or dessert?
Consider this, with protein from the beans and caffeine from cocoa powder these brownies will give you a little pick-me-up. However, they’re also a delicious, chocolaty dessert!
Minimal amount of sugar…
One of the things I love about this recipe is that it has half the amount of sugar that most brownie recipes require. Typically, they call for an entire cup which really makes me cringe.
Dark Chocolate Taste
I must tell you, these are for dark chocolate lovers, if you’re a fan of dark chocolate you will love these.
By the way, you might want to try my gluten free chocolate cake recipe too… you can find it here One Bowl Dark Chocolate Gluten Free Cake.
What you’ll need to make Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies…
Black Beans
I use canned black beans mostly because they’re easy and the texture is nice and soft for this recipe. If you cook them yourself just make sure they’re very tender.
Coconut Oil
Why I prefer coconut oil…coconut oil gives these brownies a really nice hint of coconut flavor kind of like an Almond Joy candy bar.
Cocoa Powder
If you’re a fan of chocolate recipes like me, you should consider buying cocoa in bulk at a wholesale club such as Sam’s or Costco (it lowers the price quite a bit ). Some of the recipes you’ll find around here call for cocoa. 🙂
Sugar
I especially like, organic cane sugar, make sure it’s finely ground so that it incorporates well in the recipe.
Eggs
Use large eggs to get the right consistency.
Vanilla Extract
This is another item I buy in bulk but if you’re feeling ambitious and want to try making homemade vanilla extract this is a great recipe and a fun project!
Chocolate Chips
Semi-sweet, mini chocolate chips are the best for this recipe.They add a little bit of extra sweetness plus they look really pretty on the tops of your little brownie bites!
Ninja Black Bean Brownies…
Blender Black Bean Brownies
Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Ingredients in my Ninja Blender
Lastly, this is my one of my favorite Dishing Simple recipe hacks. A Ninja or Nutri Bullet type of blender works great for this recipe. Just make sure that the mixture doesn’t get too dry (add a little water as needed) or you can damage the motor.
(Modified Version of Gluten Free Black Bean Brownies) Original Recipe from http://minimalistbaker.com
Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- 15 oz. can Black beans rinsed & drained
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 4 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- 3 Tbsp. water
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips mini
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips in a blender or food processor.
- Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Ingredients in my Ninja Blender
- Pulse for about 3 minutes, stopping a few times to scrape with a spatula. The mixture should be smooth like a boxed brownie mix consistency. If it’s too dry add a little bit of water 1 tsp. at a time.
- Pour into lightly greased (I use coconut oil) standard sized muffin pan.
- Top with chocolate chips.
- Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out almost clean. (They can get dry if over-baked.)
- Let cool for about 10 minutes before removing brownies from pan.