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These Weight Watchers Friendly Chocolate Mint Bars prove that it’s possible to enjoy the holidays AND stick with your healthy eating goals.
The recipe is from the November/December issue of Weight Watchers Magazine, where they’re festively named Chocolaty Candy Cane Triangles.
Seriously dense and chocolaty, they contain a secret healthy ingredient you’ll never guess is there: black beans! The black beans give these delicious sweet treats a rich dark color while providing a healthy dose of protein and fiber.
Everyone who tasted them liked them. And nobody guessed they contained black beans!
I love the idea of replacing some of the fat and sugar with healthy ingredients in sweet treats and desserts. It’s so much more appealing to me than using artificial stuff.
Recipe Notes
These Weight Watchers Chocolate Mint bars are simple to make. You just whirl everything together in a food processor (affiliate link) until totally smooth.
Once they’re baked and cooled you drizzle them with a simple white chocolate topping and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.
How Many Calories and WW Points in these Low Fat Peppermint Chocolate Bars?
According to the nutritional details provided with the recipe, each triangle has 70 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
3 SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
2 PointsPlus (Old plan)
I’ll definitely make these dessert bars again. Enjoy!
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WW Low Fat Chocolate Mint Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 to 15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (I used coconut oil)
- 4 crushed peppermint candies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Line an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick aluminum foil.
- Place the beans, sugar, cocoa powder, butter, eggs, salt, baking powder, vanilla and mint extract in the bowl of a food processor (affiliate link). Process on HIGH until the mixture is completely smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl several times.
- Add the flour and semisweet chocolate chips. Pulse a few times, just until blended.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared baking pan. Spread out evenly.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and set on a wire rack to cool completely.
- When the mixture is completely cool, make the topping. Combine the white chocolate chips and oil in a small bowl (affiliate link). Microwave (affiliate link) on HIGH, stopping to stir every 20 to 30 seconds, until the chips are melted. Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the top of the cooled bars. Sprinkle with the crushed mints. Let cool and harden completely.
- Using the foil as handles, remove the whole slab of bars from the pan. Cut into 16 squares. Cut each square in half diagonally to make 32 triangles.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: Weight Watchers Magazine (November/December 2014)
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I am not a fan of beans and wondered about the black beans in this recipe. Well, you sure proved me wrong Martha. No bean taste at all. I loved the texture –just like a brownie. I added a wee smidge more mint extract in and it was just perfect for the mint flavor. I will be making these again for sure. Thanks so much!
Really delicious!
Can I blend up the black beans and then whisk it all in a bowl? Just my food processor is to small
Haven’t tried it but believe it should work. ~Martha
Made these today, but I didn’t have any candy canes so I just used sprinkles. Turned out great, and no one believes me when I tell them they are made with black beans. Thanks for all your recipes–you are an inspiration to help me shed some weight that has slowly crept up on me over the years. Keep up the good work!
Hi Lori,
Thanks so much for leaving such a kind comment! Those chocolate mint bars are really AMAZING! Nobody I shared them with was able to guess they had black beans either 🙂 Glad you liked them!
NEVER would have guessed that secret ingredient – but they surely were delicious! Very moist, not heavy tasting but absolutely delicious! Gold star rating!