Once upon a time there was a girl who was inspired by all the awesome black bean burger recipes she’d been seeing in the blogworld, so she decided to make her own without thinking to check if she had all the ingredients in her pantry.
She decided she’d pick the easiest recipe and improvise from there. Unfortunately, at step #2, she realizes she had NOTHING that resembles breadcrumbs. No panko, no flour…uh oh, SCREWED.
She looks in her giant, well-stocked, over-filled pantry (ironic isn’t it?) and suddenly a stroke of genius hit her.
Trader Joe’s Multi-grain pancake and waffle mix!!!
No patties today! Muffins they will be! And then, the black bean muffin balls were born. Seriously, the easiest, simplest, tastiest savory muffin I’ve ever made.
Habanero Curry Black Bean Muffies
The bottoms of these guys are messed up because I forgot to grease the muffins pan…Oops!
Ingredients:
- 1 can black beans, mashed
- 1/3 cup Trader Joe’s multi-grain pancake and waffle mix
- 1 egg white or a flax-egg (dissolve 1 tbs flax seed with 3 tbs water and let stand for 2 minutes)
- Up to 2 tbs Seasonings of your choice! (I used 1 Tbs curry powder, and pinch of Hot Habenero Salt Blend from Beyond the Shaker)
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Roughly mash 1 can black beans and combine with the remaining ingredients.
3. Grease your mini muffin pan (or regular muffin pan) and spoon mixture into the pans. Bake for 15-20 minutes until muffins are firm on the top but not dry.
You can substitute this for corn bread when you eat chili or homemade vegetable stew!
My Recipe Self-Evaluation: I was surprised at how delicious these were. It wasn’t a black bean burger by all means, but they were fluffy, chewy, moist, and flavorful. I went a little heavy-handed on the curry, so next time I’d cut that back a little and perhaps add some finely diced onions. Apart from that, I LOVE my newly invented source of “protein-carb”!
A helpful flavor addition…since I like things HOT - Beyond The Shaker Hot Habenero Blend
Who is Beyond the Shaker? They are a company that makes premium gourmet salts.
How is that possible? Beyond the Shaker says, “Real salt should excite the senses similar to the finest five-star meal, and so we would like to introduce you to this amazing agent of flavor. Beyond the Shaker offers several collections to choose from: the Pure Foundation series highlights natural, unrefined salts in their basic form. The Beyond Blends collection contains chef-crafted blends that marry superior salts with only the finest ingredients. Our unique Wet Salts combine exotic oils with unrefined salts.”
Hot Habenero Blend (on the Right)
Tastiness: 9/10. The ingredients say it all. You might be thinking, HOW does one review salt?? Simple! This isn’t JUST salt. Apart from providing plenty of saltiness like regular salt would, the blend has a bold, unmistakingly spicy, aromatic flavor profile to it. I like my things hot and flavorful, and this blend offered the complex flavors I was looking for – almost as if it were a hot sauce, a spice blend, and salt all in 1.
If you’d like to check out Beyond the Salt company and their BIJILLIONS Of other flavors, check out their website here. To get you started, think: Bolivian Rose, Bamboo Jade, Citrus Basil, and Cyprus Black Lava.
*Disclaimer” The product reviewed is a complimentary sample from Beyond the Salt. This by no means has an impact on the product reviews given. All opinions of the products are independently formed and reflect my own personal opinions.
And there you have it. Muffins made out of an unlikely product! Success!!
What have you created lately with a product/ingredient that isn’t made to do that job? In what ways do you think out of the box?? 
(For me, rarely, so I’m super proud of these my muffies!)
Over Christmas break, I made gluten free brownies with black beans–pure bliss!
I love raw desserts because they never have the ingredients you’d think. Like pudding with avocado is amazing but so “out there”
i love putting beans in baked goods!!!!!! yum!!!
oooooo yummy!
the muffs look great! i am proud that i even can cook. 5 yrs ago i was a bumbling idiot in the kitch
These muffins look great! But dang, I wish I would think more outside the box.. but at least I whip up more and more new recipes
that’s a fun and creative recipe with black beans.. how it never occurred to me? hhahahha…. i don’t like sweet muffins but definitely would love to try this savory and hot muffin (despite its appearance
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wow, i’ve never had a savory muffin before… savory and muffin just don’t go together in my head, but these are tempting me to try! it’s so cool that you made this up yourself and it came out awesome – i don’t have that skill yet, i have to stick to recipes!
I love all three components of these muffins: habañeros, curry, and black beans.
I’m intrigued by these gourmet salts, too! Thanks for putting me onto them!
Oh my gosh, girl…you are so creative! Those look amazing. Sadly, my creativity in the kitchen is pretty much nilch.
The only time I really get creative is with something I make often that can’t really be messed up – savory oats (love cream cheese + shredded cheddar + veggies), quiche (eggs, cheese, and whatever veggies I have) or wraps (it’s boring, but my fave is avocado + garlic hummus – SO simple yet wonderful!).
That is such an amazing idea! What is in the mix? No TJ’s here, but pancake mix is easy enough for me to make…anything special in this one aside from grains? I need muffies in my life
Super cool idea. I love black bean burgers so these would be right up my alley. I love that you added it to chili.
those are just the most creative things ever. i am impressed!
I really appreciated that comment you made on my blog the other day, thank you for that!
Black bean muffin balls? What a creative idea. I’ve never heard of them but would definitely give those a try.
I used to try to think out of the box a lot with my cooking but for my poor hubby’s sake I’ve stopped. I got more thumbs down than ups haha. Now I only do it if I’m cooking for myself only teehee. Have a super weekend!
This look AWESOME!!
Im a very “in the box” kind of person, so I rarely come up with genious things like this.
looks savory mmm. good question, I can’t think of it. maybe Black bean brownies! I never thought it can be put into dessert but its delicious.
Nice save, Michelle! That meal looks so delish and comforting! Black beans are so versatile – I <3 them! I recently added brussels sprouts to my muffins and they came out great! Have a nice weekend
Find any apartments in Boston yet?
I’m consistently amazed at your baking innovations. Black bean muffins? Beautiful! I love how you served them up, too.
Thank you for the sweet and supportive comment you left on my most recent post, it’s insane how similar our situations are! I say we join (digital) hands and make our weight-loss goals happen!
A habenero blend?! Why didn’t I think of that one?!
The black bean muffins sound so good, and healthy, perfect combination. They would make a great substitute for corn bread, for sure! That’s one fiber-packed meal there.
what a great great great simple and easy recipe
love it! glad they got your seal of approval girl 
Delicious muffins! I LOVE black beans.
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xoxo
you are a genius dear michelle….i never ever ever would have put the mix of these ingredients together, but i am more than intrigued on what they taste like. if they have curry, i am most likely going to love them
very very interesting! i love beyond the shaker products too….
love your blog! xx
Mmm I definitely want to try these black bean muffies!
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