Black Bean-Tahini Brownie Bites
These Black Bean-Tahini Brownie Bites are a healthy and quick snack. They are nutrient-dense with 5 grams of protein per bite. Simply made with black beans, coconut flour, cacao powder, tahini, maple syrup and mini dark chocolate chips. These brownie bites are nut-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, have no refined-sugars, and are vegan friendly.
Ingredients
- 15 oz can cooked black beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup tahini *Please read note below
- 2 tbsp cacao powder
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp semi-sweet dark chocolate chips
Instructions
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Drain and rinse a can of black beans. Place black beans in a food processor bowl and pulse for 30-40 seconds to get them a bit mushy. Toss in the rest of ingredients; coconut flour, tahini, cacao powder, maple syrup, and chocolate chips. Pulse again until ingredients are well combined and dough like consistency is reached. About 40-60 seconds.
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Line a large baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Use a spoon to scoop out dough. Use your hands to roll dough into 2-3 inch balls. Press firmly with your hands as you roll the balls. Place rolled bites on prepped baking sheet pan as you roll them lining them up next to each other.
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Place brownie bites in the fridge allowing them to harden and get firm for at least 2 hours. Keep brownie bites refrigerated for up to 5-7 days. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Make sure to stir your tahini well before measuring it out and using it- Tahini tends to set and its natural oils separate from the paste. You want to make sure you get the oils in there since this is what will help your brownie bites hold together.
- Press firmly with your hands as you roll the balls- This will help the ingredients stick together as you roll them.
- Substitute for cacao powder- Use unsweetened coco powder. If you have sweetened coco powder, you can use that too. Just use less maple syrup to not make brownie bites too sweet.
- Substitute for coconut flour- You can use oat flour or almond flour if your brownie bites don't have to be nut-free.
- No tahini?- You can substitute tahini for any nut-butter like peanut butter or almond butter. As long as you don't need these to be nut-free of course. You can try using sunflower butter too but I've never tested these with this butter.