Black Bean And Cocoa Drink

If you think that black beans are good only for Mexican dishes or stew, think again. Black beans make an epic chocolate dairy-free drink that tastes truly amazing!

I honestly love black beans. I eat them raw, I eat them cooked, I eat them straight from a can. And to be completely frank, I only knew how to use them for savoury, mostly Mexican-style dishes.

But that has changed once I baked vegan brownies made of black beans (a recipe for the brownies is coming soon, stay tuned)! Oh gosh, those brownies were so fantastic. They were so smooth, fluffy, and not overwhelmingly sweet like chocolate brownies. So win-win!

Talking about chocolate, black beans go so well with chocolate or cocoa. Maybe because they are both dark? Who knows. However, this is the reason why I tried to incorporate black beans into a sweet cocoa drink.

The result? SO DE-LI-CI-OUS black bean and cocoa drink!!

Why do you want to eat black beans? Because they are:

• super-rich in folate, fibre (about 15g in a can of cooked beans!), copper, and vitamin B1
• incredible plant-based source of protein (15g in a can of cooked beans)
• full of resistant starch that benefits our lower digestion track. This leads to a reduced risk of colorectal cancer
• helpful for weight loss
• great regulators or high blood pressure and insulin levels
• lowing a risk of heart diseases
• helpers in maintaining a good bone health

To make this black bean and cocoa drink, you should use raw cocoa powder and your favourite soy-free plant-based milk. Click here for instructions on how to make plant-based milk at home.

More black bean recipes? Try these:

Black Bean And Cocoa Drink

This vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free drink is made of canned black beans that pair so well with cocoa! This unusual idea to use black beans for a sweet drink is so good, you will not like regret!

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, European

Keyword: black beans, cocoa, drink

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 people

Equipment

• Food Processor

Ingredients

• 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
• 2 cups plant-based milk not soy milk
• 2 tbsp raw cocoa powder
• 1 ripe banana
• 4 dates pitted
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp chia seeds
• 1 tbsp peanut butter optional, for an extra creamy texture

Instructions

• To make a black bean drink, blend all the ingredients together in a food processor until fairly smooth. If you wish to have an extra creamy texture of your drink, add 1 tbsp peanut butter (smooth).
• Divide into two glasses and serve immediately.

Notes

To make chocolate strips on jar sides, mix a little bit of cocoa powder, melted peanut butter and melted dairy-free chocolate chips. Create a paste and apply it inside the glasses.

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Klara Walterova

Klara is a professional freelance writer for hire. She offers web content, blog posting, ghostwriting and copywriting. She writes for a healthy lifestyle, wellness and travel websites. She focuses on veganism and the vegan diet. When she's not writing, she develops new tasty vegan recipes, travels the world or plays with her cats. Please contact her for her online writing services on her website writtenbyvegan.com or visit her Instagram profile @writtenbyvegan.