Salted Mexican Chocolate Black Bean Brownies

These salted Mexican chocolate black bean brownies are perfect for New Year’s Eve celebrations! Made with Born Sweet® Zing™ Baking Blend, they will be a delicious slimmed down addition to your holiday party!

New Year’s Eve is here and I have a delicious holiday treat for your celebrations.

These salted Mexican chocolate black bean brownies are the perfect lower calorie treat for you to bring to your New Year’s Eve parties and a great way to start your resolutions a day early.

An added bonus – mix up everything in the blender to minimize your dirty dishes!

The first time I made black bean brownies I was a little nervous.

Black beans and baked goods? Sounds weird but let me tell you, I was so pleasantly surprised to find that I LOVED them. Black beans have always been a favorite and they are now my go-to secret brownie ingredient.

I slimmed down my favorite black bean brownie recipe by using Zing™ Baking Blend.  Zing™ Baking Blend is made with stevia leaf extract and pure cane sugar.

If your New Year’s Resolution is to count calories, switch to Zing™ Baking Blend – it has only 5 calories per serving!

As an added bonus, Zing™ Stevia Sweetener products are made with only real ingredients! Get ahead of the resolution game by celebrating with this fun treat.

If you want to sweeten your recipes in the New Year with fewer calories, be sure to visit the Zing™ website to find Zing™ Baking Blend in a store near you!

Salted Mexican Chocolate Black Bean Brownies

To make these brownies, you will need a blender and a shallow baking dish.

Puree the black beans and oil in your blender first and then add the remaining ingredients. Pour the black bean mixture into a prepared baking dish and sprinkle the chopped chocolate on top.

I usually chop up a chocolate baking bar but you could use chocolate chips instead.

Place the dish in the oven and bake the brownies until the brownies come away from the side of the pan. Remove it from the oven and let cool completely before cutting.

Mexican Chocolate Black Bean Brownies

These salted Mexican chocolate black bean brownies are perfect for New Year’s Eve celebrations!

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 18

Calories: 129.8kcal

Author: Jenny Bullistron

Ingredients

• 1 cup black beans canned, drained and rinsed
• ½ cup canola oil
• ½ cup sugar
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 ¼ teaspoon kosher salt separated
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate bar, chopped, or chips

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a shallow baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a blender, puree the black beans and olive oil until smooth. Add the Zing™ Baking Blend, cocoa powder, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon and cayenne pepper to the black bean mixture and pulse until just combined. If needed, scrape the sides of the blender with a spatula to ensure all ingredients are well mixed.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and use a spatula to even out the mixture. Evenly sprinkle the chocolate pieces on top of the mixture, followed by the kosher salt.
• Place in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the brownie edges come away from the sides of the pan. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before cutting.

Notes

Recipe modified from Zing website.

Nutrition

Calories: 129.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.5g | Protein: 2.2g | Fat: 8.9g | Saturated Fat: 1.8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4.8g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 170.4mg | Potassium: 95.4mg | Fiber: 1.9g | Sugar: 7.4g | Vitamin A: 56.4IU | Vitamin C: 0.05mg | Calcium: 12.1mg | Iron: 0.8mg

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