Peanut Butter Banana Black Bean Brownies Recipe - Only 125 Calories! (2024)

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Peanut Butter Banana Black Bean Brownies. Vegan, gluten free, healthy, and DELICIOUS brownies made with black beans, banana, peanut butter, vanilla, vinegar, maple syrup, old fashioned oats, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and vegan dark chocolate chips!

If you love these healthy brownies, you’ll also love: black bean brownies, white bean blondies, and healthy double chocolate almond butter cookies.

I know what you’re thinking. Peanut butter banana black bean brownies?! Gross, Jennifer, gross. But stop what you’re thinking and give these a try. They’re SOOOO delicious and you can’t taste the black beans. I promise. These little nuggets of joy just taste like a rich and moist brownie! But they’re healthy. I dare you to tell me a better win-win scenario.

Today, I made these brownies in a mini muffin tin, but feel free to make these in a “regular” sized muffin pan or even a square 8×8 baking pan. I like baking them in a mini muffin tin, because then they’re perfectly popable.

Flavored with chocolate and peanut butter and sweetened with bananas and maple syrup, this healthy treat is loaded with goodness and won’t disappoint.

PSST – they’re good at room temperature, but they’re also super good warmed up and topped with a scoop of ice cream. 🙂

Ingredients in gluten free peanut butter banana black bean brownies:

• Black beans
• Banana
• Peanut butter – make sure you use the all natural, just nuts, no sugar added variety
• Vanilla extract
• Vinegar <– this helps keep them fluffy, you can’t taste it
• Pure maple syrup
• Old fashioned oats – be sure to use certified gluten free, if necessary
• Cocoa powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Vegan dark chocolate chips

How to make vegan peanut butter banana black bean brownies:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 24 slot non stick mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Place beans, banana, peanut butter, vanilla, vinegar, maple syrup, oats, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a food processor.
3. Blend until very well combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
4. Stir in chocolate chips, reserving some for topping, if desired.
5. Use a small/medium cookie scoop to scoop the batter evenly into the 24 prepared slots.
6. Top with reserved chocolate chips.
7. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out basically clean. You can under bake these, because there’s no flour or eggs!
8. Remove from oven, cool slightly, and enjoy!
9. Serve at room temperature, warm, with or without ice cream, etc.

These black bean brownies are the perfect bite sized treat. I love that these are naturally sweetened with banana and maple syrup and you can’t go wrong with the chocolate peanut butter flavor.

Healthy sweet treats for the win!

– Jennifer