Vegan Black Bean Burgers

Delicious vegan black bean burgers that everyone can enjoy! You don't need to follow the recipe or amounts exactly — I never do. Serve with your favorite burger fixings and sweet potato fries.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 264 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
• ⅓ cup chopped sweet onion
• 2 slices whole-wheat bread, torn into small crumbs
• 3 baby carrots, grated (Optional)
• ¼ cup minced green bell pepper (Optional)
• 3 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®), or to taste
• ¾ cup unbleached flour, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

Step 2

Mash black beans in a bowl. Add carrots, onion, green bell pepper, and garlic; mix well.

Step 3

Whisk chile-garlic sauce, cornstarch, water, chili powder, cumin, seafood seasoning, salt, and black pepper together in a separate small bowl.

Step 4

Stir chile-garlic sauce mixture into black bean mixture; mix in bread. Stir flour, 1/4 cup at a time, into bean mixture until a sticky batter forms.

Step 5

Spoon mounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, about a 3/4-inch thickness per mound; shape into burgers.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until cooked in the center and crisp on the outside, about 10 minutes per side.