Here at A Couple Cooks, we love healthy, nutritious, whole foods. Alex and I also love the excuse for a little splurge. So we’ve got two cookie recipes for you today! One is a straight up splurge, our Ginger Molasses Cookies. And one is a little non-traditional: these Chocolate Black Bean Cookies! Despite the name, which might sound unconvincing to some, these cookies are chocolate-y and delicious. Keep reading for how to make them!
How to make black bean cookies
This chocolate black bean cookies recipe is adapted from the good people at Green Kitchen Stories. It’s full of nutrients, and can be customized to gluten-free and dairy-free diets. And here’s the best part: it actually tastes good too! This cookie is chocolate-y and dense — a bit more cake-like than the traditional cookie texture, but it works in this case with the fudgy-ness of the chocolate. We’ve tested these chocolate black bean cookies with multiple recipe testers and taste testers. And the verdict across the board was — two thumbs up! The only caveat is that there was some suspicion of using the term “black bean” along with “cookie”. So, you may want to re-brand these guys depending on who you’re making them for, to really sell them! The process for making these cookies is simple: just use a food processor to blend together black beans, olive oil, peanut butter, cocoa powder and sugar into a chocolatey dough. You’ll add just a bit of flour in to hold the cookies together. Then, bake them for about 10 minutes until cooked through. The recipe below calls for saving out black beans to add to the top: this is totally optional, so you can do this only if desired. A final note — we’ve been working hard for the past several months to give our site a new look. Check out our new redesign! We’ve worked to customize it to work on your computer, tablet, and mobile phone (code word responsive for you techie people).
Looking for healthy dessert recipes?
Outside of these chocolate black bean cookies, here are are a few of our favorite other healthy desserts:
Vegan Chocolate Chip CookiesChocolate Tahini Vegan No Bake CookiesStrawberry Rhubarb CrispBlueberry CrispBaked Bananas with Toasted CoconutFive-Spice Baked PearsBerry Brownie Yogurt ParfaitMaple Vegan BlondiesFudgy Vegan BrowniesChewy Pumpkin Oatmeal CookiesChocolate Sweet Cherry Vegan TartsEasy Bananas Foster (use vegan variation)Perfect Homemade Peanut Butter CupsHealthy Peanut Butter Buckeye Balls Simple Apple Crisp in a Jar
This black bean cookies recipe is…
Vegetarian, gluten free, vegan, plant based, dairy free and naturally sweet. 4.3 from 4 reviews
