Vegan Red Kidney Bean Brownies ~ Gluten-Free ~ Fruit-Sweetened
Moist, fudgy and easy to whip up, this is my favorite plant-based brownie recipe. Not just delicious, these brownies are also packed with fiber, protein and antioxidants. A chocolaty way to get more pulses!
Equipment
- Food Processor
- Cake Spatula
- 8" x 8" or 9" x 9" Square Cake Pan
- Pre-Formed Parchment Paper Pan Liner, 8" x 8" or 7" x 9" OPTIONAL (or you can also use a sheet of parchment paper, or grease pan and dust with cornstarch, gf flour, or all-purpose flour)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Deglet Noor dates, sliced (remove any stems or pits and slice into 1/4 inch cross sections)
- ¾ cup plant milk
- ¾ cup oat flour*
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1 15.5 oz can red kidney beans (strained and rinsed) (approximately 1-1/2 cups cooked drained beans)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 Tbsp sunflower seed butter, preferably unsweetened (optional or sub with unsweetened almond or cashew butter)
- ½ cup dairy free chocolate chips (preferably date sweetened)
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Combine dates and plant milk in a small bowl and set aside while you prepare pans and other ingredients
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Line an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 inch pan with parchment paper or a pre-formed parchment paper liner. Alternately, you can grease and dust pan if you prefer or don't have something to line it with.
- In a medium to large mixing bowl combine the oat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon (optional) and set aside.
- Place drained red kidney beans, sunflower seed butter (optional), vanilla extract, and the date and plant milk mix in a food processor and process until smooth.
- Add the mix of oat flour, cocoa powder and other dry ingredients to the ingredients in the food processor, setting aside the large mixing bowl because you will need it again soon. Process until all ingredients are combined and a smooth batter forms.
- Remove the blade from the food processor. With a cake spatula, fold chocolate chips and walnuts (optional) into the batter.
- Spread batter into prepared pan as evenly as possible and bake at 350º for 45 minutes.
- Cut into squares and serve warm or cold.
- Optional: Once brownies have cooled you can frost them with Healthy Silken Tofu Vegan Chocolate Frosting or Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting made with Kite Hill Cream Cheese Alternative
Notes
*Pure oats are gluten-free, but since oats can become contaminated with gluten during processing or harvesting, choose a brand marked gluten-free if you need to be 100% gluten-free for health reasons
Tried this recipe? Let me know how it was!