I feel like I've talked these up so much on social media that everyone is now going to be disappointed but seriously, these things came out AMAZING!
Don't get me wrong, they aren't traditional brownies but look…
I've never gotten a reaction out of The Husband like that before. Really, it NEVER happens. He's just not into nontraditional desserts like I am so you KNOW these are something special.
There were no kids home when I made them but later that night the 3-year-old and I sat down to dessert.
He tried to give me a thumbs up.
But that darn thumb wouldn't cooperate!
Got it! LOL
The 8-year-old is also a big fan. He actually helped me brainstorm the recipe and we came up with the idea of the chocolate chips after our first batch was a little dry. It reminded me of a devil dog without the cream. Good, but there was something missing. Apparently that something was a nice thin layer of chocolate!
I was inspired by Snack Girl on this one. She recently posted blender cake and that's when I started experimenting. I was shocked how good my first attempt came out, so I fiddled a bit more and decided on the recipe below.
I made them with both whole wheat flour and oat flour with success. I also used butter beans and northern beans. I think the northern came out better but the really, any white canned beans that totals around 250g once drained and rinsed should be fine.
OK, let me share the details because I'm REALLY excited about this one…
Ingredients
- 1 15.5-ounce can of northern beans, drained and rinsed (white kidney, butter or cannelloni would also work)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup whole wheat flour (60g) (can also use 60g of oats, ground up)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (20g)
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips (60g)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put all the ingredients in the blender except the chocolate chips.
Blend until smooth.
Pour half the batter into the square cake pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bang it to get the batter to cover the bottom, then evenly distribute the chocolate chips to create a layer.
Drizzle on the remaining batter and shake the pan again to distribute it evenly throughout the pan.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Wait as long as you possible can before cutting in. For me it was literally 30 seconds.
I'm joking of course because what's better than warm brownies? You HAVE to cut in while they are still hot!
The layer of chocolate chips will be nice and gooey and some will have soaked into the batter helping to make that brownie experience and texture.
I'm not messing around with serving sizes when it comes to brownies. There's no way I'd be satisfied with cutting that batch into 16 squares so I took a more realistic 4-cut approach yielding 9 perfectly sized brownies and the nutritional information is STILL impressive. Only 165 calories!
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📖 Recipe
"Healthy" Brownies made in the Blender in Minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 15.5- ounce can of northern beans drained and rinsed (white kidney, butter or cannelloni would also work)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup whole wheat flour 60g (can also use 60g of oats, ground up)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 20g
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips 60g
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put all the ingredients in the blender except the chocolate chips.1 15.5- ounce can of northern beans, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, ⅔ cup dark brown sugar, ½ cup whole wheat flour, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ⅓ cup chocolate chips
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour half the batter into the square cake pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bang it to get the batter to cover the bottom, then evenly distribute the chocolate chips to create a layer.
- Drizzle on the remaining batter and shake the pan again to distribute it evenly throughout the pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Wait as long as you possible can before cutting in. For me it was literally 30 seconds. I'm joking of course because what's better than warm brownies? You HAVE to cut in while they are still hot!
Tania
Hi Roni! Today I have baked this brownie cake... And it's absolutely Delicious!!! So easy, quickly, healthy and low calories. It's that I searched for long time for this cake. Normally, I am not fun of chocolate cakes, but my hubby adore them . So I prepared it for him, and he absolutely loved it, he said that it was the best yummy brownie what he had tasted in his life. And I also felt in love in chocolate brownie. thank you very very much for yours ideas and recipes. You have to write a book of healthy desserts!!) ))) you have the good ideas and a talent !! Thanks again p.s I cooked the brownie also with raisins instead of chocolate chips and it is also very yummy !!
Jamie
Hi Roni! I was sending beautiful vibes your way tonight as I ate one of these blender brownies tonight after dinner- I feel like these are life changing! So delicious and I love that they are real food and nothing fake. I try to keep them in the fridge at all times and warm them in the microwave for a few seconds before enjoying. Delicious. Thank you for coming up with this great recipe!
Just a quick note- I blend the beans, egg and vanilla extract in my magic bullet and the dry ingredients in a bowl, then combine the two. They didn't get blended properly in either my full size blender or the bullet. This seems to work just fine and the beans get nice and smooth this way. Thanks again and Happy Mother's Day!
Ashley
I made these on Sunday, used ground up oats and regular sugar instead of brown (only because I didn't have any brown sugar.) They turned out great, my calorie count was lower (yay) I'm assuming because of the change in sugar? I cut mine into 12 and calculated 89 calories per square. They were awesome, my husband liked them too, but felt pairing it with Ice Cream was the way to go.
Stephanie
I stumbled across this recipe on Pinterest and made this brownies before work this a.m.! They were so quick and easy to make and delicious. You can't tell they are healthy. I can't wait to try some of your other recipes!
LG
Thanks very much for posting this recipe! I made them tonight using 1c black beans. SUPER good.
Jessica
I am a failure for not reading the directions all the way through. You said to put all ingredients in blender, so I did, including my chocolate chips. Doh. They still turned out delicious! I used black beans as that was all I had on hand. I would agree they taste slightly healthy, but still kill the brownie craving. Now I just need to keep from eating the whole pan!
roni
Thanks for pointing that out to me! Glad you liked them!
Allison Galassie
Made these tonight and they are so good! I may have eaten more than one, but I feel less guilty about it, since they are healthier than my usual brownies. I'm taking the rest into work and seeing if anyone notices!
Paula
I will have to try these. They look so yummy and anyone who knows what a devil dog is, knows good chocolate treats. Since I have to eat gluten free, I will try using a different flour, but I am sure it will be fantastic.
Katherine
Made these last night for a Friday night dessert treat. I absolutely loved them - husband had a few bites and raised his eyebrows in a "oh, not as bad as I thought they'd be" kind of way, but didn't go back for more. The almost 4-year-old and almost 2-year-old weren't convinced, but they're not really fans of chocolate cake etc anyway. I served them warm alongside banana and raspberry 'soft serve' which was, however, absolutely demolished by the kids. I know who'll (gladly) be polishing off the rest of the brownie batch! Thanks for a great recipe
KC
Thoughts about how to make these without eggs?
Paula
There is egg replacer that is used by vegans , bananas mashed up, soy yogurt, applesauce to name a few. You can always google too.
roni
there's also the flaxseed water trick, no?
Chantelle
I made these immediately yesterday after seeing your post--these are incredible! So easy, and so delicious! Thank you, thank you for yet another awesome recipe Roni 🙂 I definitely felt better about eating one of these for dessert last night instead of the cheesecake everyone else around me was having.
roni
I'm so glad you liked them!!!
-Roni
Noreen
I made these last night and they were yum! I may even have just had a couple for my breakfast too. :/
I used butter beans and wholewheat flour but I'm definitely going to try oat flour the next time. Just wondering what size your tin is as mine was obviously too big as they turned out more like brownie cookies than proper brownies but they were still good! My other half approved too and he can be picky like yours!
My stubborn 3 yr old refused to try one. It seems she has a different image in her head of what brownies should look like!!! 3 yr olds eh.
roni
LOL she'll come around! Glad you liked them though!
I'm pretty sure my cake pan is an 8x8x2
Hope that helps!
Rene
I can't wait to try these. I have tried a different recipe with black beans and no flour. It got mixed results with my family so I'm happy to try another one. Thanks Roni!
Mary Ann
Those look so good! I'm definitely going to try them. The three attempts at a thumbs up gave me a HUGE smile.
Briana
When my oldest was 4 or 5 or something, she learned how to do "peace signs". Of course, they didn't know they were peace signs. She's come up to us, doing a piece sign, and say "Two means you're cool". Your 3 year old's attempt at thumbs up made me think of that.
And we WILL be making these as soon as Lent is over. Gave up sweets and I think this counts. 🙁
Leann
Hi Roni, loved the video, they look great! I can't wait to try them. I liked how you explained the nutrition factor, I just wish I could pass them off on my grown kids, that's a whole other story, they don't like anything with the word diiet or good for you in a sentence. Glad to see Mr. Ninja is still working for you, I will do mine in my new toy the Vitamix. I watched a infomercial on Ninja today and I like making " ic ecream" in the VM wondered if you have made any in your blender. The whole key is frozen fruit. I like frozen bananas, touch chocolate and peanut butter. It will more than pay for it's self come summer!
Take care, thanks for a fun video, enjoyed seeing the kids at the end.
Amber6vbsc
Could you use black beans instead?
roni
I don't see why not. I used butter beans with good results! If you try let us know!
Arcaydia
Wonder if i could make these with a hand blender? my big blender sucks!
roni
Hmm as long as you can make it smooth, I don't see why not. A bullet should work too!
Yum Yucky
I'm going into convulsions over here. Need those brownies in my stomachs. Oooo-weeee!