Double Chocolate Brownie Bars

Fudgy cocoa bars with a secret black-bean base — brownie energy, power-bar numbers.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 10g

Black beans (4g)
Almond butter incl. drizzle (4g)
Cocoa + oats (2g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

No added sweeteners in this recipe — it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.

Ingredients (all organic)

✓ Black beans, 1.5 cups, rinsed well
✓ Cocoa powder, 1/3 cup
✓ Almond butter, 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp for the drizzle
✓ Rolled oats, 3/4 cup
✓ Ground flaxseed, 2 tbsp
✓ Pure stevia powder, 1/3 tsp
✓ Vanilla, 1 tsp
✓ Baking powder, 1/2 tsp
✓ Cacao nibs, 2 tbsp
✓ Pinch of sea salt

How to Prep

1Whisk flax with 5 tbsp water; rest 5 minutes.
2Blend beans, almond butter, cocoa, stevia, vanilla, and the flax gel until completely smooth — scrape twice.
3Pulse in oats, baking powder, and salt; the batter should be thick and fudgy.
4Spread into a parchment-lined 8×8 pan, top with cacao nibs, and bake at 350°F for 22 minutes.
5Cool completely — they set as they cool — then slice into 8 bars.
6The drizzle: warm 2 tbsp almond butter until pourable and ribbon it over the bars; chill 10 minutes to set.