By Alison Clark, Registered Dietitian www.achn.co.uk

Chocolate Black Bean Cookies

Name: Chocolate Black Bean Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g tin of black beans, drained and rinsed; 2 tablespoon nut butter; 125g xylitol; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 2 tablespoon almond milk; 2 tablespoon coconut oil; 2 tablespoon oat flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3 tablespoon cocoa powder; 100g chocolate chips

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Yes, you read it right - these cookies are made from black beans and taste amazing! A brilliant way to introduce healthier ingredients like pulses into the diet.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:14:19 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories135.7 kcal (7%)

Total Fat6.9 g (10%)

Carbs21 g (8%)

Sugars4.9 g (5%)

Protein2.8 g (6%)

Sodium119.6 mg (6%)

Fiber2.7 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

400gblack beans

tin, drained and rinsed

2 tablespoonnut butter

125gxylitol

1 tspvanilla

¼ tspcinnamon

2 tablespoonalmond milk

2 tablespooncoconut oil

2 tablespoonoat flour

1 teaspoonbaking powder

3 tablespooncocoa powder

100gchocolate chips

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C.

Step 2

Place all the ingredients in a food processor except chocolate chips. Blend until smooth.

Step 3

Stir in chocolate chips until well mixed.

Step 4

Spoon the mixture onto a greased baking tray or grease proof paper, creating 12 cookie shapes before baking for 20 minutes.

Step 5

The cookies will come out slightly soft, so allow to cool slightly. I find this is the best time to eat them and they are soft and gooey! But you can transfer to a wire rack to cool and keep in an air tight container whilst trying to resist!