Peanut Butter Swirl Black Bean Brownies

Peanut Butter Black Bean Brownies on a white wooden surface.

4 from 11 votes

Peanut Butter Swirl Black Bean Brownies

These fudgy vegan black bean brownies are rich, chocolatey, swirled with creamy peanut butter, and taste like 100% pure brownie decadence (not beans!). Totally vegan and optionally gluten-free, they’re perfect for packed lunches, afternoon treats, or dessert.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 248kcal

Author: Alissa Saenz

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce/425 gram) can black beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup unflavored and unsweetened non-dairy milk
½ cup oat flour
½ cup organic granulated sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons peanut butter (or more, if desired)
¼ cup vegan chocolate chips (or more, if desired)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Line the bottom and sides of an 8 x 8 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Use two sheets of paper, arranging them perpendicular to each other and overlapping over the bottom of the pan. Leave a bit of extra paper hanging over the edge of the pan — you'll use this to remove the brownies later.
Place the beans, milk, oat flour, sugar, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, cornstarch, vanilla, baking powder, and salt into a blender. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the inside of the pitcher as needed.
Spread the batter into your prepared baking pan, smoothing out the top. Warm the peanut butter up a bit if it is very thick, just to get it swirlable. Drop the peanut butter by dollops over the batter, then use a butter knife or chopstick to swirl the peanut butter into the batter. Sprinkle the top with chocolate chips.
Bake the brownies until they feel set, 25 to 30 minutes.
Place the pan on a cooling rack and let the brownies cool completely. Once cool, gently draw the extra parchment paper up to pull the entire batch of brownies from the pan. Slice and serve.

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