Chocolatey black bean bites - vegan

Name: Chocolatey black bean bites - vegan
Yield: makes 12-15 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1 tbsp chia seeds; 1 tbsp ground hemp seeds (flaxseeds work well too); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 can (400 g) black beans, rinsed and drained; 1/2 cup cacao powder; 2 tbsp coconut oil; 2 tbsp unsweetened milk of choice; Generous pinch cayenne pepper; 1 tsp maca powder; Generous pinch of sea salt + more for sprinkling; 1/4 cup dried sour cherries (unsweetened and with no oil used); about 75g of 80% chocolate, chopped - or chocolate chips or vegan chocolate chips

Alessandra @alessa

Making cookies with black beans was probably the first healthy baking recipe i tried. It was a real #cookingdiscovery : that you could use something healthy and full of protein like black beans to make something fudgy and delicious 😍
These chocolatey bites are not super-sweet and are packed full of good things so are pretty healthy 💖
Inspired by a My New Roots recipe.

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Ingredients

makes 12-15 servings

1/4 cupmaple syrup
1 tbspchia seeds
1 tbspground hemp seeds (flaxseeds work well too)
1 tspvanilla extract
1 can (400 g)black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cupcacao powder
2 tbspcoconut oil
2 tbspunsweetened milk of choice
Generous pinch cayenne pepper
1 tspmaca powder
Generous pinch of sea salt + more for sprinkling
1/4 cupdried sour cherries (unsweetened and with no oil used)
about 75g of 80% chocolate, chopped - or chocolate chips or vegan chocolate chips

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 190C.
2

Mix the maple syrup, vanilla, chia and flaxseeds in a bowl.
3

Put the beans, cayenne, cacao, maca, coconut oil and salt in a food processor or blender. Mix til all combined and smooth.
4

Add the maple/ chia mix and milk to the bean mix. Mix together. It’ll be quite a sticky texture.
5

Fold in the chocolate and cherries.
6

Take about a heaped teaspoonful of mix and roll into a ball. Place onto a lined baking sheet.
7

Flatten each ball slightly. Sprinkle with sea salt. Bake for 15-20 mins.
8

Enjoy 😋