Rich and indulgent edible Protein Brownie Batter made with Black Beans! This healthy brownie batter dip is sweetened with chocolate protein powder and has no sugar; A guilt-free dessert, snack and post workout treat in one!

Going off of the chickpea based desserts, here’s one made with black beans!

I’ve made black blean protein brownies before – eaten ¼ batch at once coz it was that good – and then just forgot because I moved on to something else.

Well hopefully this time it remains because this raw protein brownie batter was indulgent!

Ingredients for this Edible Protein Brownie Batter

This high protein edible brownie batter is made with simple and healthy ingredients like black beans and protein powder, and have no dates, or nut butter either; Quite a low calorie recipe too!

Black Beans – Either canned or cooked from fresh (I recommend the low sodium canned)
Chocolate Protein Powder to make this edible brownie batter high protein and also replace most of the sweetener. I use Quest chocolate protein powder for this recipe; It’s sweetened with stevia and makes the recipe sugar free too!
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder or Cacao Powder
Non Fat Greek Yogurt for an extra high protein brownie recipe, but any other yogurt will also work
Unsweetened Applesauce (see the alternatives below)
Unsweetened Almond Milk or another non dairy or regular milk
Pure Vanilla Extract
Maple Syrup the Sugar-free from Lakanto again (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount)
Instant Coffee; This is optional, but it really complements the chocolate flavor in this raw brownie batter
Chocolate Chips – I use sugar free ones from Lakanto here too. Lily’s is another sugar-free option!

Optionally, if you want a more dry texture like brownie cookie dough, a bit of Coconut Flour.

Vegan and Dairy Free

For to get a Vegan protein brownie batter recipe, use a plant based protein powder, coconut yogurt and dairy free chocolate chips

Gluten Free

Since there’s no flour in here, this raw brownie is already gluten free; The Coconut flour option wouldn’t change anything either.

Another option is to make thicker protein brownie batter with oats using oat flour or a bit of shredded instant oats,

How to make Protein Powder Brownie Batter

Raw protein brownie batter is super easy to make – all you need is a food processor, bowl and spoon!

Process the black beans in the food processor until it gets slightly broken down.
Add in everything else (except coconut flour and chocolate chips): protein powder, cocoa powder, Greek yogurt, applesauce, almond milk, maple syrup, vanilla and instant coffee, and process again.
You should have a smooth mixture.
Transfer the mix to a bowl and fold in the chocolate chips and optional coconut flour.

To make edible chocolate protein brownie batter without a food processor

You can make raw protein black bean brownie batter in a blender with the ‘pulse’ setting. If possible, even lower the power so that you don’t end up with a liquid consistency.

Tips for the best Black Bean Protein Brownie Batter Recipe

Process black beans first so they break down and form a smoother mixture
Use room-temperature yogurt and milk
Add a bit of sweetener if your protein powder is not sweet enough
Use Mini chocolate chips so they won’t take over the texture of the cookie dough

Alternative ingredients for Healthy Brownie Batter Dip:

Make Chickpea brownie batter using dry or canned Garbanzo Beans instead of the black black beans
Replace yogurt with more applesauce
Replace Applesauce with mashed Banana or Pumpkin Puree
Honey in place of the maple syrup, but this won’t be sugar-free or Vegan anymore.

How to serve Protein Brownie Dough

Since it’s made with black beans, peanut butter powder and protein powder, this low calorie cookie dough is perfect to amp up any other dessert you have!

Have it straight out of the bowl

Use it as a spread for bread

Or maybe a chocolate sandwich or quesadilla!

Add some extra coconut flour or oats and roll it into protein balls.

Or even press it into protein bars!

To store Edible Protein Brownie Batter

Raw brownie batter with black beans needs to be stored in the fridge or freezer. Place it in an airtight container and it should last 5 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer.

For the freezer option, I would recommend portioning out the dough into individual portion sizes and placing them in airtight containers or freezer-safe zipper bags.

Thaw them overnight before you dig in. If the mix is too hard, stir in some more almond milk.

Another Black Bean Protein Dessert:

Flourless Black Bean Protein Brownies (Low-fat)

And some No Bake Protein Powder Dough Recipes!