Karen's Küisine

I saw this TikTok awhile back of a mom sneaking in a can of black beans into these chocolate muffins for her kids. I was intrigued and wanted to try because the outcome did seem like regular chocolate muffins/cupcakes! However… I was in the mood for a brownie as I’m not much of a muffin girl, oops. Hence, these black bean banana brownies. 🍌🍫🤤 DON’T WORRY, you do not taste black beans at allll. zilch. The banana, cocoa, and sweetener make sure of that 🙂 I love how much fiber these have, the crackly top you still get, and the richness of the moisture inside. Anddd can’t forget you can whip these up super quickly just using a processor/blender and in 5 steps!! Enjoy and try some other flavor combinations (listed below). 😘

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe:

• Uses ingredients already in your pantry – how long has that can of black beans been sitting in your closet, honestly… 😉
• Gluten free – no flour in this recipe, boo! The beans, banana, fat, and egg create enough structure for this brownie recipe, and the omitted flour makes it even fudgier🤤
• Minimal dishes – basically add everything to a blender/processor and then pour into the baking dish, pretty easy!
• Ingredients that love you (and your gut)! – bananas, beans, eggs, honey, cocao powder, coconut oil all provide different nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants that are beneficial for your health.
• Easy hidden fiber – if you have kids who think beans are gross(!) and do not want to eat them, fear no more, because you do not taste them AT ALL in this recipe, just some hints of banana and chocolate.
• Super fudge and moist – I was super pleased with how moist these came out, it was like they were wet in your mouth! Very satisfying to eat😋

Key Ingredient Breakdowns:

• Banana – doesn’t even have to be completely brown! As long as it’s not green, or else you may have some lumps and slighty bitter taste in your brownies…
• Black Beans – any can of regular black beans (not flavored), and all you have to do is drain and rinse them!! (apparently soaking them overnight helps makes them easier to digest! I’m unsure how this affects the texture).
• Honey/Maple Syrup – nature’s sweeteners that add some more moisture into this delectable dessert.
• Coconut oil/butter – oil gives you a more chewy brownie that stays moist for longer, while butter gives a more rich flavor and fudgy/slighlty more dense brownie. You could brown the butter to get a more nutty/warming hint of flavor, and also try a combination of both fats.

Other Flavor Variations You Can Try:

• 🥜 Peanut Butter Swirl: swirl 2–3 tbsp PB
• 🍃 Mint Chocolate: add 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
• ☕️ Mocha: add 1 tsp instant coffee
• 🍓Raspberry Chocolate: fold in raspberries
• 🍒 Cherry Almond: cherries + 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 🍊Orange Chocolate: add orange zest
• 🌰 Hazelnut (Nutella vibe): hazelnut butter + cocoa
• 🍯 Tahini Chocolate: swirl tahini + sesame seeds
• 🥥 Almond Joy: shredded coconut + almonds

Song for this recipe: 

• I feel like baking and 2000s coming of age girly songs go hand in hand☺️ Like singing with a pretend microphone in your hand and dancing in circles HECK YEAHHH!! Also, funnily enough, Selena Gomez’s hair in this cover art matches the pitch black color of these brownies hehe…

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Verse: 

Matthew 6:25-26 ~ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”

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Adios chicas!