Black Bean Brownies

Name: Black Bean Brownies
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Canned red beans — 100 g; Eggs — 0.5 pcs; Cocoa powder — 12 g; Honey — 15 g; Dates — 25 g; Butter — 8 g; Baking powder — 2 g; Dark chocolate — 10 g; Salt — 0.5 g

A moist, fudgy, no-flour chocolate dessert made with canned beans—dense crust with a soft center.

Time: 40 min
Serving: 408 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $1.16
Protein: 14 g

Healthy Meat-free Sweet

Ingredients

1 Canned red beanspack 400 g ≈ $1.10 100 g
2 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.89 0.5 pcs
3 Cocoa powder 12 g
4 Honey 15 g
5 Datespack 200 g ≈ $3.50 25 g
6 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.60 8 g
7 Baking powder 2 g
8 Dark chocolatepack 90 g ≈ $2.50 10 g
9 Salt to taste

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Prep: Drain and rinse the beans, then blend with egg, cocoa powder, honey, chopped dates⁵, oil, and a pinch of salt until smooth. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Fold in baking powder and chopped chocolate, distributing evenly. Mix until just combined.
Spread the batter into a lined pan (~2 cm thick), smoothing the top. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for ~22 minutes on high heat—test with a skewer (it should come out with moist crumbs).
Cool the pan completely on a rack before slicing. Once set, cut into squares.
Serve as squares; dust with cocoa powder if desired.
Note: Use only the listed ingredients—salt, oil, and cocoa are part of the recipe. Pre-mix batter but don’t refrigerate after baking until fully cooled.

Tips

Why it works: Blend the beans until smooth to break down their fibers, which prevents a gritty texture in the brownie. Stop when no lumps remain.
Substitutions: Replace honey with 15g maple syrup for a milder flavor, or swap chopped dates for 25g raisins if unavailable.
Common mistakes: Overbaking turns the center dry—check with a skewer at 20 minutes; if it comes out clean, pull it immediately.
Storing and reheating: Store in an airtight container for 3 days; reheat in the microwave for 10 seconds to soften. Freeze for 1 month if wrapped tightly.
Serve with: Pair with a cup of black coffee or vanilla yogurt for a balanced snack after dinner.

In short

Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	408 kcal	20%
Protein	14 g	19%
Fat	15 g	21%
Carbs	54 g	21%
Per 100 g	204 kcal

Cost

≈ $1.16per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), August 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is dates.