Looking for a brownie recipe that ticks all the plant-based boxes?
This recipe uses dates as the sweetener and a whole can of black beans and you’d never know!
You can watch how I make them and tweak the original recipe in the cooking demonstration below.
I use these black bean brownies as my go-to plant-based treat.
My tweaks to the original black bean brownie recipe:.
- Use 200ml of boiling water to soak the dates and use all of this liquid instead of the almond milk.
- Blend the cooled dates and water first.
- Then add beans and blend well.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend well.
- Instead of using a baking tin, I use the silicone mini muffin trays – one batch makes exactly 24 mini muffins.
- As soon as they come out of the oven, place half a square of the 70% or 85% Lindt dark chocolate on each muffin. When the chocolate has melted, spread out with the back of a spoon.
- Place the trays in the fridge to cool. Muffins should pop out easily when chilled.
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