These coconut brownies are to die for–yes, I said to. die. for. They’re moist, full of chocolate and coconut, and rich enough that one brownie is a satisfying serving.
They also have no flour and no added sugar. The flour and sugar have been replaced with black beans, gluten free oats, and Sweetleaf stevia. Sweetleaf is the brand we prefer in our NorCal Margaritas and what I use in my iced tea. They have 21 different flavors and my most recent love is coconut!
My friend Be has a great recipe on her site for black bean brownies, and I decided to try them with coconut. They turned out so yummy! Here is Be’s original recipe with my additions.
These brownies are 8 Weight Watchers Smart Points per serving.
Ingredients
1 15 ounce can of black beans (rinsed and drained)
2 T cocoa powder
1/2 C oats (gluten free if needed)
1/4 t salt
1/2 C honey
1 t Sweetleaf Coconut flavored Stevia
1 C unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 C coconut oil
1 T vanilla
1 t almond extract
1/2 t baking powder
1 bag dark chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Blend beans in a food processor until very smooth. I used my Vitamix and blended them as much as I could on high, then put them in a bowl and used a fork to mash the rest.
3. Add the rest of your ingredients (except for the chocolate chips) in the bowl
4. Blend until smooth
5. Stir in chocolate chips
6. Pour batter into a greased 8×8 pan and sprinkle coconut on top if you’d like
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean (except for the melted chocolate chips)
8. Cool, then refrigerate.
My friend Be prefers these brownies cold, but I prefer them warm. I can’t wait to hear what you think!
Cutting your brownies into 20 servings, each serving contains:
Did you see that? 14% of your daily fiber in this yummy treat!
This post is sponsored by SweetLeaf Natural Stevia Sweetener. SweetLeaf is a 0 calorie, 0 carb, 0 glycemic response sweetener with no artificial ingredients. It’s the only stevia sweetener I trust for my family. Find more recipes on the SweetLeaf website.
Healthier Coconut Brownies
Coconut & Black Bean Brownies - a delicious treat with 14% of your daily fiber!
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 - 15 ounce can of black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup oats gluten free if needed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon Sweetleaf Coconut flavored Stevia
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 bag dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Blend beans in a food processor until very smooth. I used my Vitamix and blended them as much as I could on high, then put them in a bowl and used a fork to mash the rest.
- Add the rest of your ingredients (except for the chocolate chips) in the bowl
- Blend until smooth
- Stir in chocolate chips
- Pour batter into a greased 8x8 pan and sprinkle coconut on top if you'd like
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean (except for the melted chocolate chips)
- Cool, then refrigerate.
Recipe Notes
These brownies are 8 Weight Watchers Smart Points per serving.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
I am always looking to cut calories, so I definitely have to try these. They sound awesome.
Karen says
Can you send me a few to try – they look awesome!
Jennifer says
Brownies that aren’t terrible for me! Yay! I think I’ll whip up a batch of these this weekend.
Jaime says
I need a healthier brownie option. These sounds fantastic!
Caroline @ The Caro Diaries says
YUMMMM!!!! I want!!
Pam says
I keep hearing about black bean brownies but I have never actually tried them. This recipe sounds really good though.
Nicole says
I’ve seen a lot of this black bean idea lately but I’ve never tried it. As a professional baker, most of the time we alter recipes to a diabetic version instead of adding things like beans to them.
aimee fauci says
This is the second post I’ve read this week about Black Bean Brownies. I am seriously amazed at this. I do love brownies and I do love black beans.
Nina Say says
You wouldn’t be able to tell they are healthier just by looking at them. That’s a major achievement!
Liz Mays says
Coconut and chocolate go so well together. I have to try these coconut brownies!
Jeanine says
We have been loving brownies at my place. I wish I liked coconut I would make these in a second. I may have to make them for the fam!
Lori Gunn says
The secret ingredient for these brownies sounds so unique! I will make these up and give them a try.
Ann Bacciaglia says
These look so delicious. I am excited to try making this recipe this weekend.
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
I would totally make those brownies. But I would hold on the coconut. But great to have a healthier brownie recipe.
Christie says
Clever use of black bean in a dessert! These brownies look amazing
Kay Adeola says
Never heard of black beans in a dessert but these look so good,I love that it has coconut in.
Michelle says
Oh YES!! Brownies are my absolute favorite! I’m going to try out this version soon! Thanks for the fab recipe and easy to follow directions!
Katherine G says
These brownies look so delicious! I’m totally up for trying new things. I don’t think my kids would notice the change in ingredients if they don’t help me make them.
Rosey says
Coconut brownies really are so delicious. These sound even better because they’re healthier.
Emily says
I tried a black bean brownie and I couldn’t believe it! It didn’t taste like beans at all!
Chrystal @ YUM eating says
These look wonderful. I love making brownies out of ‘secret’ ingredients and not telling my husband. I’d swap out the dark chocolate chips though for carob chips just to make it even more healthier.
Veronica says
I love the flavor of coconut. yes, they seem to be really delicious and to die for
Hollie says
Here it is late at night and now I am craving brownies. Do you deliver?
Debbie L. says
This is such a different recipe – I have got to give this a try
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings says
I could always use a healthy brownie recipe- yum!
Debbie Denny says
I have to make these. They look so tasty.
Kim Croisant says
Now that’s what I’m talking about. I’ve been eating a lot healthier these days and this receipe might just fit the mold. YUMMY!!
Candy O says
These brownies look awesome. I want to make some with black beans very soon!
April Decheine says
My husband would love this recipe, he loves chocolate and is always looking for a low calorie version!
Jessica says
This recipe looks incredible. But I do think it’s misleading to say it has no sugar in it. The bag of chocolate chips has a considerable amount of sugar that add the majority of sweetness and overall deliciousness. Unfortunately for those of us who can’t have sugar, that makes the recipe unusable :-( I’ve been looking for a sugarless recipe for the last year or so since removing sugar from my diet … the search continues.
Kristi says
Recipe does look tempting, but I have to agree with Jessica, misleading indeed. There is a lot of sugar in this recipe: 1/2 c honey (although natural its still sugar) and chocolate chips
Becca says
I’m so sorry, Kristi and Jessica – that wasn’t my intention. Of course, chocolate chips add sugar. If there was truly 0 sugar they wouldn’t be a dessert. How would you recommend I word future recipes to explain that there is no added white sugar?
Cara says
you could say just that, no added white sugar
Susie says
I have to agree. While this is definitely a very healthy version of a typical brownie recipe, I expect “no sugar” recipes to contain no sugar. There are plenty of recipes that actually contain no sugar that are delicious. I agree on advertising this as “no added sugar” or “low sugar”. I’m still going to bake these for my cheat days!! Thanks for posting!
Kira says
You had me at brownie and to find out its good for me – bonus points. Can’t wait to give this baby a try. So creative, I love it.
Becca says
SO yummy Kira!
Lisa says
Brownies are my downfall!!! These look so yummy and I want to try but can’t find the coconut flavored stevia. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Cara says
I found this recipe under desserts when looking at the 21 Day Fix recipes. I was wondering if you can let us know which container it goes into and about what size (3×3, 2×2) would fit to prevent us from having to stuff a brownie into that container…I’m hoping the 21 day fix eventually will release measurements to those who purchase in the form of ounces not just fitting into a container to make it easier to eat out etc.
Becca says
Hi Cara,
I take the yellow container, turn it upside down, and press it into the pan of brownies. I use that as one yellow and count it as one of my weekly treat swaps. :)
Barbara Crouse says
Thank you, Beca, for this recipe….looks yummy in the picture! I have not tried them yet. I was wondering if you have ever made them with banana….maybe substitute banana for the honey in the same amount? Banana is a good sweetener and it’s consistency might be similar enough to the honey to work in the recipe. What do you think?
By the way, I love love love SweetLeaf Stevia Drops Original….I use it in my hot tea, coffee, oatmeal, etc. It has definitely helped me to cut down on other kinds of sweeteners, even the more nutritious ones like honey and molasses…. Thanks for promoting it and I encourage anyone out there who has not tried it, to do so. The Original SweetLeaf Stevia Drops have no flavors or colors for those who must be careful of what they consume. I purchase SweetLeaf at Kroger in the Natural/Organic section.
Danielle says
Gonna make these right now. Can you tell me what kind of oats you used please? Thanks!
teresa says
Can I omit the honey completely or substitute it with a n non sugar item?
Crista says
I made them yesterday as a treat for the 21 day fix diet! My taste buds may be biased because they haven’t had anything sugary in a couple of weeks but I thought they were DELICIOUS!! I didn’t have flavored stevia so I used regular and I didn’t have almond extract, but they are still so good. I topped mine with some walnuts and slices of strawberries and counted it as a treat yellow container, an orange and a purple! AWESOME. Thanks a bunch!
Jessica says
Do you mean almond extract? Never heard of almond abstract
Sarah says
Hey can I substitute the coconut sweetener for regular sugar? If so, how much?
Becca says
The coconut Stevia just gives a little bit of coconut flavor. With only 1tsp, I don’t think you’ll be missing out if you omit it completely.
April says
Made these and loved them! I was nice and brought some to work and everyone that tried them loved them too! Thanks for sharing!
Melanie says
…..15g of sugar per serving yet you’re advertising this blog recipe as “No Sugar” hmm.
Becca says
Hi Melanie,
As you can see in the comments above, yes-I did say “no sugar” when I meant “no added sugar.” They’re brownies, of course they have some sugar in the ingredients :)
Liz says
I’m not a big fan of coconut. The oil and sweetner won’t bother me but do you have any suggestions on a substitute for the coconut itself?
Becca says
Leaving out the coconut and using regular Stevia drops would be fine, Liz!
BT says
How many grams are in a “bag of chocolate chips”?