Healthy Chocolate Black Bean Cookies
If you are looking for a healthier chocolate cookie that tastes genuinely indulgent, these black bean cookies are the answer. Rich, fudgy and packed with chocolate flavour, they're naturally gluten-free, flourless and high in fibre and protein. Best of all, you'd never guess they're made with black beans - they taste like soft, brownie-style chocolate cookies.
Equipment
- Food processor or blender
- baking tray
- baking paper
Ingredients
- 400 g canned black beans
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 egg
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 80 g dark chocolate
Instructions
- Rinse and drain the canned black beans and add to the bowl of a food processor or blender.400 g canned black beans
- Add the peanut butter, honey, egg, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda. Blend until thoroughly mixed and smooth in texture. If necessary, scrape the food processor down and re-blend.3 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tbsp peanut butter, 3 tbsp honey, 1 egg, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- Chop the chocolate into pieces approximately the size of chocolate chips. Add three-quarters of the chopped chocolate to the cookie batter and stir into the mixture by hand.80 g dark chocolate
- Line the baking tray with baking paper and add tablespoons of the mixture to the tray. Space the cookies out and flatten them slightly. I made 8 large cookies, but you can make more smaller cookies if you prefer.
- Sprinkle the remaining chopped chocolate onto the top of the cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, and in the meanwhile pop the tray of cookies into the freezer for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, remove the tray from the freezer and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Leave the cookies to cool on the tray for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- You'll need either a food processor or a blender to make black bean cookies to ensure that the skins of the beans are broken down to a smooth texture. You could also make the recipe with an immersion blender and a bowl.
- If you want to add an extra twist to your black bean cookies, try a teaspoon of powdered coffee, vanilla extract or ground cinnamon. You could also add a pinch of salt to enhance the chocolate flavour.
Nutrition
Calories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 20.8gProtein: 6.9gFat: 7.9gSaturated Fat: 2.9gFiber: 4.2gSugar: 11.2g
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