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    Home » Our latest posts » Desserts

    Nutella Swirled Black Bean Brownies: Gluten Free Goodness

    September 20, 2016 Filed Under: Desserts

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    Gluten Free Nutella Swirled Black Bean Brownies - brownies made with black beans instead of flour for a high protein and fiber gluten free treat. 

    What would you make if you were given black beans and mayonnaise and told to create a dish with them? Why black bean brownies, of course. And to make them even more fabulous, how about Nutella Swirled Black Bean Brownies.

    Nutella Swirled Black Bean Brownies - gluten free brownies made with black beans instead of flour swirled with chocolate hazelnut spread.

    This recipe is part of the Crazy Ingredient Challenge. Which is sort of like a bloggers' version of Chopped. We pick two ingredients from two sets of lists then all try to make a recipe with them. Be sure to scroll below the recipe to see what the other bloggers made.

    I have made Black Bean Coconut Brownies before and I figured I would just swap the mayonnaise for the egg and oil, because what is mayonnaise except beaten eggs with oil whipped in it (my recipe is here if you don't believe me).

    If you don't want to use the mayonnaise just use 2 eggs, ½ teaspoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of milk for the liquid.

    You'd think without the flour there wouldn't be a problem with overbeating the mix like there is with traditional brownies. Oh how wrong I was. I didn't mash the beans down in the blender so it took forever to blend and the result was sunken brownies.

    Nutella Swirled Black Bean Brownies - gluten free brownies made with black beans instead of flour swirled with chocolate hazelnut spread.

    Makes you want to cry, doesn't it? But they still tasted fabulous. Just learn from my mistake and blend this just until smooth.

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    Nutella Swirled Black Bean Brownies

    Gluten Free Nutella Swirled Black Bean Brownies - brownies made with black beans instead of flour for a high protein and fiber gluten free treat.
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    Ingredients
     

    • ⅓ cup mayonnaise
    • 1 teaspoon vinegar (any kind)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 can 14 ounce size black beans (drained and rinsed)
    • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
    • ¾ cups coconut or light brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon instant coffee or espresso powder
    • ⅓ cup chocolate hazelnut spread (aka Nutella)

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9″ x 9″ baking pan.
    • Put the mayonnaise, vinegar, vanilla and black beans in the blender. Mash the beans a little with a spoon or spatula. Then blend until mixture is smooth.
    • Add the cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and coffee. Blend just until smooth. DO NOT OVERMIX! Learn from my mistake...
    • Pour batter into the prepared pan.
    • Drop the chocolate hazelnut spread by tablespoonful around the batter and swirl with a knife.
    • Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until brownies are set up and a toothpick tests clean. Allow brownies to cool 15 minutes before cutting into them.

    Notes

    This recipe was made with mayonnaise for a Crazy Ingredient Challenge. Instead of the ⅓ cup mayonnaise you can use 2 eggs, ½ teaspoon oil (coconut or vegetable) and 1 tablespoon milk (any kind) as appeared in the original recipe.

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    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Michelle

      September 20, 2016 at 7:37 am

      Sounds like a fun challenge!?
      I love chopped. Very creative recipe!
      Thanks for sharing!
      Michelle

      Reply
      • Audrey

        September 20, 2016 at 10:34 am

        Some of the combinations get really challenging, this one wasn't too bad.

    2. Sarah Nenni Daher

      September 20, 2016 at 8:27 am

      I am going to send a friend over here because we were just talking about the need for more gluten-free sweets (her son was just diagnosed).

      What a wonderful combination (and a beautiful presentation)!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        September 20, 2016 at 10:34 am

        Thanks for sharing, Sarah.

    3. Kelster

      September 20, 2016 at 10:23 am

      Sunken brownies just means that you now have the perfect spot to load up the ice cream. Thanks for joining me on the sweet side! I need to try this recipe. I didn't like the black bean brownies that I've tried in the past but maybe I just tried horrible recipes.

      Reply
      • Audrey

        September 20, 2016 at 10:33 am

        I cried at first then came to the same conclusion

    4. Haley Bradley

      September 21, 2016 at 7:30 pm

      What a cool way to use mayo! I love to use it on chicken breasts with bread crumbs, but I would not have thought about brownies. My mom has made black bean brownies before, and they were so good!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        September 22, 2016 at 10:09 am

        I only did it for the challenge, normally I'd just use the egg and oil. But if you are out of one of those mayo can be a handy substitution.

    5. Lisa Pomerantz

      September 24, 2016 at 11:56 am

      Black beans and brownies YUMMMMMMM! You are genius. I'd have to not know about the mayo since I am not a fan, but I bet I can rig something up to utilize another ingredient! I love the way you thought of this! #FridayFrivolity

      Reply
      • Audrey

        September 24, 2016 at 4:29 pm

        Just use the egg and oil. It is what I normally use and only did the mayo for the challenge.

    6. Lisa/Syncopated Mama

      September 26, 2016 at 8:04 pm

      Well, I'd thought my comment worked earlier...I'd just pretty much said at least they tasted good... #FridayFrivolity

      Reply

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