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Chocolate Black Bean Cupcakes.

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These chocolate black bean cupcakes have a secret healthy ingredient! Black beans add fiber and protein and make these cupcakes a healthier treat.
chocolate black bean cupcakes

These black bean cupcakes are so yummy, and you can’t even taste all the good for you fiber and protein from the black beans! I made these for my son and he loved them. No complaints about these cupcakes, and I love that they are a little bit healthier for him.

I slightly adapted this recipe from my old college friend. I’m so happy she shared it with me!

easy black bean cupcakes

I think you’ll love these chocolate black bean cupcakes. They’re:

  • tender and moist
  • easy to make
  • full of rich chocolate flavor, but also a little healthier

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Chocolate Black Bean Cupcakes.

These chocolate black bean cupcakes are topped with a rich cream cheese frosting for a sweet treat! Black beans add some fiber and protein making these even better for you.

Course Dessert
Cuisine gluten free, Nut free
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 14
Calories 354 kcal
Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

For the Frosting:

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners. Mix butter, sugar and eggs for 3 minutes on high with until thick and creamy.

  2. Fold vanilla extract into pureed beans. In a small bowl, whisk together cocoa powder, gluten free flour blend and baking powder.

  3. Add egg mixture into beans then fold flour mixture into beans a little at a time. Add the chocolate chips, and stir well. Fill cupcake liners about ⅔ full. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Make the cream cheese frosting:

  1. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and salt, beating until blended. Stir in vanilla.

  2. Top each cupcake with a swirl of frosting and enjoy! If you don't eat them right away, they do need to go in the refrigerator because of the cream cheese frosting.
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Black Bean Cupcakes.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 354 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 60mg20%
Sodium 127mg6%
Potassium 243mg7%
Carbohydrates 51g17%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 35g39%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 475IU10%
Calcium 71mg7%
Iron 1.7mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  5. Kelly

    Yes, I just added the chocolate chips myself, because I love chocolate! :) Just fold them in before you put the batter in the muffin pan.

    I also should have put that you need to refrigerate them because the frosting has cream cheese.

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  6. Kathryn

    I wondered about the chocolate chips too. This recipe just doesn’t “sound” right to me, but I’m going to try it. If I can get my kids to eat a “healthy” cupcake, I’m all for it. They look delicious. I just put your recipe in my new cooking software complete with your luscious looking picture! Let me know if you post about what to do with the choc. chips. :)

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  14. Clare B

    I often just skim blog recipes but this one had me so curious about how you could incorporate black beans into cupcakes that I read the whole thing!

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