Black bean chocolate fudge brownie muffins

Fiona Staunton • September 24, 2019

These gluten free brownie style muffins are delicious and made from wholefoods.

In today's kitchen skills video, I will show you how to make delicious black bean chocolate fudge brownie. This recipe is gluten-free, filled with whole foods and it is between a muffin and a fudge brownie. The important thing is that they are really tasty and chocolatey filled with goodness! Check the list of ingredients below and don't forget to subscribe for more.

INGREDIENTS:
40 grams of gluten-free oats
1 tin of black beans rinsed
3 tablespoons of cacao powder
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
6 Medjool dates
2 tablespoons of coconut oil
Vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
80g Chocolate chips 85% cocoa solid

Method:

1.Preheat oven to 180°C

2.Blend oats to a flour, rinse beans but don’t drain fully.

3.Place everything except the chocolate chips in a food processor and mix until smooth.

4.Add in the chocolate chips.

5.Spoon into 6-8 muffin cases.

6.Bake for 15-20 mins until a skewer comes out clean.


Serving suggestions : Serve warm, ideal in a lunch box.


Storage: It is possible to freeze these, they will keep 1-2 days in an airtight container but if keeping longer, keep in fridge for 4-5 days


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