Your guests will never know these Dark Chocolate Orange Brownie Bites are healthy. They are rich, fudgy, and have just a hint of orange. Using black beans in place of flour keeps them completely gluten-free!
For a beautiful presentation, you can arrange the muffins on a platter with orange slices, and sprinkle some orange zest all over the top.
When you are checking the muffins for doneness, you might have to try a few different places. If you poke into a chocolate chip, it will appear raw.
If you don’t like orange, you can totally leave that out and follow the recipe exactly the same way.
To cut down on the sugar, you could use your favorite sugar substitute in place of the sugar. Just follow the instructions on the package for substitution amounts. You could also use regular sugar in place of the coconut sugar if you prefer.
How to make these Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Orange Brownie Bites:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Add black beans, eggs, cocoa powder, coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder, coffee, and salt to a food processor.
Blend until completely smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. This will take a couple of minutes. You want it very smooth.
Stir in the chocolate chips and orange zest.
Spray a nonstick mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray, and fill each muffin cup and to just below the top.
Bake for approximately 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with crumbs on it.
Allow to cool in the pan for five minutes, remove, and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
While the muffins are cooling, you can make the glaze.
Pour the chocolate chips and coconut oil into a microwave-safe bowl.
Cook on high for one minute or until completely melted, stirring every 20 seconds.
To serve, drizzle the chocolate glaze over the muffins and sprinkle with additional orange zest if desired.
Ingredients
- Brownies
- 1 15- ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Zest of 1 - 2 oranges minced (appx. 2 tablespoons)
- Chocolate Drizzle
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add black beans, eggs, cocoa powder, coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder, coffee, and salt to a food processor.
- Blend until completely smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. This will take a couple of minutes. You want it very smooth.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and orange zest.
- Spray a nonstick mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray, and fill each muffin cup and to just below the top.
- Bake for approximately 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with crumbs on it.
- Allow to cool in the pan for five minutes, remove, and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
- While the muffins are cooling, you can make the glaze.
- Pour the chocolate chips and coconut oil into a microwave-safe bowl.
- Cook on high for one minute or until completely melted, stirring every 20 seconds.
- To serve, drizzle the chocolate glaze over the muffins and sprinkle with additional orange zest if desired.
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These look scrumptious! Your recipe sounds so yummy. Pinned it. So glad you shared with us at Merry Monday. This is one of my Featured post this week!
Wish I had one of your awesome Brownie Bites right now! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
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Miz Helen
I can’t wait to try these! Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty
Reading gluten free catch my attention but then seeing all that chocolate covering them made me hungry and I could eat one (or two) right now. Pinning because I will give it a try
These look amazingly good. Pinned & sharing Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight party.
Anna, these cupcakes look so yummy it makes you want to jump into the picture to get one! LOL
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I will take a dozen to go please! YUMMY…Pinned.
Drool! Thanks for sharing on the Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesday. I look forward to seeing what you create next week!
These look incredible! Never made brownies using beans, but I’m very tempted to give this a try. Thanks for sharing the recipe!! Pinned to share
I have been wanting to try brownies made with black beans. Pinning!
Oh my. I LOVE chocolate and orange together. Of course, I love chocolate and almost anything together, including chocolate and chocolate. These look amazing! Stopping by from Wonderful Wednesday! 🙂
Whoa! These look perfect! I love the combination of chocolate and orange! I love brownies even more! Thanks for sharing! 🙂