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    Healthy Edible Brownie Batter (5 minutes)

    Jul 20, 2020 · Updated: May 9, 2024 by Dee Dine · Affliate links disclosure.

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    This healthy edible brownie batter is low in calorie, high in protein, and free of eggs. Only 5 minutes to make, with 5 healthy ingredients.
    overhead shot of brownie batter in a bowl with spoon

    I love this rich fudgy healthy edible brownie batter because it's just so easy to make and makes you feel great. Just blend up 5 simple ingredients, including almond flour and white beans, but no butter, no flour to heat treat and no eggs.

    You also might like my edible chocolate chip cookie dough, my easy cookie dough bites and my super fudgy no bake chocolate brownies.

    You can use this homemade edible brownie batter as a dip for cookies or a filling for filled chocolates. Or serve it in a bowl and top it like ice cream with my healthy chocolate sauce and my homemade magic shell in three flavors.

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    • Why You'll Love This
    • Ingredients 
    • Substitutions
    • Steps by Step Instructions
    • Recipe Tips
    • How to Store
    • Mix-ins & Toppings
    • FAQS
    • More Edible Cookie Dough
    • 📖 Recipe

    Why You'll Love This

    Tastes just like brownies from a box. This healthy edible brownie batter has a rich fudgy flavor from the quality cocoa and buttery flavor from the almond flour. No, you cannot taste the white beans! No bean flavor.

    Quick & easy to make. Have fudgy brownie batter ready to eat in 5 minutes! No oven needed, no heat-treating flour, no chilling.

    Healthy and perfect for all diets. This treat contains 5 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber per serving. This recipe is gluten free, grain free, paleo and vegan.

    Ingredients 

    overhead of ingredients of brownie batter

    This healthy brownie batter is brimming with whole food ingredients that are probably in your kitchen right now!

    1. Cocoa powder, unsweetened. Dutch or regular.
    2. Almond flour. No heat treating necessary. Adds protein and a buttery flavor without adding butter.
    3. Brown sugar. Taste-test the batter and add up to ¼ cup more and process again. This is the ingredient that gives the batter the flavor of a Toll House cookie.
    4. White beans. Use a 15.5 ounce can, unsalted. Cannellini, navy or northern white beans.
    5. Milk. Use your favorite milk. I used almond milk.
    6. Vanilla extract. Important to help enhance the brownie batter flavor.

    See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

    Substitutions

    1. White beans. You can use chickpea or black beans, or butter for a more traditional brownie batter recipe.

    2. Almond flour. You can use all purpose flour however the batter flavor won't be a rich, and you'll have to heat-treat. To heat treat white flour, microwave all-purpose flour for 2 minutes in a microwave, stirring once in-between.

    3. Brown sugar. Instead, you can use coconut sugar to make the brownie batter refined sugar free.

    Steps by Step Instructions

    Find the exact steps and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post, but here are general steps.

    Step 1. Measure out the ingredients and add them to a food processor or blender. Be sure to rinse the beans - open the can, add them to a strainer and rinse off before adding them with the other ingredients.

    Step 2. Process or blend until creamy, a minute or two, or until all beans are pulverized.

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    Step 3. Enjoy or chill the edible brownie batter if you prefer to eat it cold. Keep refrigerated or freeze.

    two food processors filled with brownie batter

    Recipe Tips

    About the beans. Use unsalted. Cannellini, navy or northern white beans work. Or use black beans. If you are using low sodium beans, rinse well to remove salt.

    Taste-test the batter after first blend and add more sugar to make it sweeter. Double the vanilla or add ½ teaspoon of mint extract or a pinch of cayenne pepper if you taste the beans.

    Adjust texture. If your batter looks dryer than mine, you can add more milk to produce the fudgy texture you see in my food processer. Add it 1 tablespoon at a time and process between each addition.

    chocolate sauce drizzling on to batter

    How to Store

    Refrigerate. Store this easy brownie batter in a sealed container in the refrigerator for two days. It will firm up in the refrigerator after a few hours so if you want a creamy texture stir or even re-process.

    Freeze. To freeze, store the batter in individual freezer bags, and put those in a sealed container. Then you grab a bag when the mood strikes. Freeze for three months.

    Mix-ins & Toppings

    • Nuts . Walnuts are the perfect brownie partner for edible brownie batter.
    • Oreo cookies, or any of my cookies, crushed.
    • Chocolate chips. Make the batter double chocolate.
    • Chocolate sauce . Make the batter triple chocolate. Use my homemade chocolate sauce or my magic shell.
    • Nut butter. Add melted as a swirl or topping.
    • Fruit. Fold in strawberries or raspberries or even blueberries.
    • Ice Cream.  Serve this batter with ice cream as an incredibly decadent dessert.

    FAQS

    Can you taste the white beans?

    I could not using Whole Foods 365 cannellini beans, but if your brand has a stronger flavor, you can double the vanilla, add ½ teaspoon of cinnamon or instant coffee, or a pinch of cayenne pepper.

    Is it OK to eat raw brownie batter?

    Unbaked brownie batter is usually made with flour and eggs. Both white flour and eggs can carry salmonila and other illness-inducing germs and both must be cooked to kill the germs and make it safe to eat. This edible brownie batter recipe is safe to eat because it is free of eggs and the flour is almond flour which can be eaten raw and does not carry the germs that raw white flour can carry.

    Is it OK to eat almond flour without baking it?

    Yes because almond flour is made from ground nuts and doesn't have the potential to carry germs as does flour milled from grains such as all purpose flour and whole wheat flour.

    Is heat treated flour safe to eat?

    Yes, if you make this recipe with white flour, heat treating it will kill of any bacteria that can make you sick.

    Can I make edible brownie batter using boxed brownie mix?

    Yes, but it won't be high in protein and fiber as this recipe is, and you will have to heat-treat the brownie mix before using it in a raw recipe.

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    overhead shot of brownie batter in a bowl with spoon

    Healthy Edible Brownie Batter

    Created by Dee Dine
    This healthy edible brownie batter is low in calorie, high in protein, and free of eggs. Only 5 minutes to make, with 5 healthy ingredients.
    5 from 8 votes
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    Prep Time 2 minutes mins
    Cook Time 3 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6
    Calories 147 kcal

    Equipment

    • food processor or blender

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 3 tablespoon cocoa powder, unsweetened
    • 1 cup almond flour
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • ¾ cup white beans*
    • ¼ cup dairy free milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
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    Instructions
     

    • Measure out the ingredients and add them to a food processor or blender. Be sure to rinse the beans - open the can, add them to a strainer and rinse off before adding them with the other ingredients.
    • Process the ingredients for a minute or two until all are combined and smooth.
      ¾ cup white beans*, 1 cup almond flour, 3 tablespoon cocoa powder, unsweetened, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup dairy free milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • I spread my batter into a parchment-lined loaf pan so I could scoop like ice cream. But you can just leave it in the bowl as well.
    • Chill the batter in the refrigerator to give it a more solid texture if you want to scoop it. Or just serve it soft.
    • To serve, scoop and sprinkle or drizzle.
    • Keep stored for 2 days in the refrigerator, or freeze for three months.

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    Notes

    Beans to use. Use unsalted. Cannellini, navy or northern white beans, even chickpeas or black beans will work. I use unsalted beans but if you use beans with salt, rinse well.
    Taste-test the batter after first blended and add more sugar to make it sweeter. Double the vanilla or add ½ teaspoon of mint extract or a pinch of cayenne pepper if you taste the beans.
    Texture adjustments. If your ingredients are dryer than mine, you can add more milk to produce the fudgy texture you see in my food processer. Add it 1 tablespoon at a time and process between each addition.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 23mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 15IUCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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    Comments

    1. Gloria Spencer says

      August 05, 2020 at 10:51 pm

      5 stars
      My son wanted a treat but I had too much to do! Thank goodness for your blog! Fast, easy c hocolate treats. Thank you! He loved the batter. Added a scoop of ice cream.

      Reply
      • Dee Dine says

        August 05, 2020 at 10:56 pm

        That's a great idea, to eat it with ice cream!

        Reply
    2. Amanda says

      August 05, 2020 at 10:48 pm

      5 stars
      Oaky so I used oat flour. I didn't have almond. It was a bit dry so I doubled the milk. Perfect! I chilled it to make scoops and it works beautifully. I love your recipes.

      Reply
      • Dee Dine says

        August 05, 2020 at 10:56 pm

        Thanks for the suggestion. So happy you like my recipes!

        Reply
    3. BWhoEats2 says

      August 05, 2020 at 10:47 pm

      5 stars
      Had no trouble with this recipe. Loved the creamy texture. Ate it out of the bowl, though, nothing left for kids. That's ok! I'll mke it again.

      Reply
      • Dee Dine says

        August 05, 2020 at 10:55 pm

        Haha, good plan. Glad you liked it.

        Reply
    4. YammieD says

      August 05, 2020 at 10:46 pm

      5 stars
      Easy, fast, brilliant! THANK YOU.

      Reply
      • Dee Dine says

        August 05, 2020 at 10:54 pm

        You are welcome, glad you liked it.

        Reply
    5. Tina says

      August 05, 2020 at 10:44 pm

      You made my day! I wanted something fast and chocolatey. Too hot to bake. This batter came together so fast and easy! I make it again and roll in snack balls. TXS

      Reply
    6. Lauren says

      August 04, 2020 at 11:24 am

      I tried making this and the batter is so dry it was preventing the blender from fully blending the beans. I probably should have blended them first separately but 3 tbsp of milk isn’t nearly enough for this. I added more milk to try to thin it a bit but it’s still so dry and lacking sweetness and flavor. Disappointed as I was so excited to try this from your photo!

      Also when I froze this to make “ice cream” it becomes so solid you cannot scoop it. Not sure what happened here...

      Reply
      • Dee Dine says

        August 05, 2020 at 8:07 pm

        I'm not sure what happened to your batter. To troubleshoot, I'd check to be sure you used a full can of white beans, and that they were rinsed, not dry. Also check if your almond flour is fairly fresh, not old. Fresh almond flour is quite moist. I use Bob's Red Mill. Measure it by spooning it into a cup, not scooping. I only needed 3 tablespoons of milk but it's okay if you add more.
        Regarding the "ice cream", I don't recommend using this recipe as ice cream. In the instructions I suggested refrigerating it, not freezing it, to achieve a scoopable texture so you can serve it as I did.
        Hope this helps!

        Reply
      • mimiblue says

        August 05, 2020 at 10:52 pm

        Maybe you added too much flour? It's easy to do if you scoop and pack it. Try spooning it losely.

        Reply
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