OH MUH GOSSSS. OH GOLLY.
I’m pretty sure that part of the reason that Adrienne repeated those two phrases sixty-seven thousand times yesterday (I laughed every time) was because she was so excited about this snack.
A little background…we go to story time at the library every Friday morning, and Adrienne has made this sweet little Korean friend named Isabelle who goes to the library for story time every Friday, too.
Isabelle speaks two languages (three including sign language!), she wears the most beautiful, colorful dresses, has thick, black, flowing hair, AND she willingly shares her snack with Adrienne.
We love Isabelle.
Her snack last week was a cup full of dried black beans.
My girl reached into that snack cup no less than twenty times in the span of twenty-minutes.
So I asked Isabelle’s mama – who is also adorable and sweet and smart – where she got them (thinking they come in a bag like goldfish or something), but she said that she (easily!) made them herself and kindly shared her secrets with me.
And now I’m sharing them with you.
Snacky Black Beans
- 1-2 C dried black beans, uncooked
- enough water to cover the beans by 2-3 inches in a bowl
- salt and pepper (and any other spices you want)
Soak the beans in water for about an hour. Then dry them off on a towel, and put them in a skillet in a single layer.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper (and any other spices you want) on LOW for 45 minutes, or until the skins start to crack and peel, and the beans look dry.
Eeeee! I just want to squeeze her!
so easy! I’ve made roasted black beans before (like roasting chick peas) but never like this!
Do you just do it in the oven?
What a cutie pie!!
Ha ha, I just made black bean burgers for dinner last night. In the process I learned my dog loves black beans. She also loves apples, pears, eggs, avacado (which dogs shouldn’t have I’ve learned). She takes after her Mama.
I can’t wait to try these! What a neat idea!
YUM! these look delicious!! I’ll have to give them a try and put them in a little snack cup for myself.
this is such a good idea!
Whaaa?! How have I never heard about these before? Best idea ever!
I want to snack on the beans AND her face.
What an interesting snack!
And P.S. we head to the library every Friday morning for storytime as well:) Love it.
Yum!!
Just when I thought that I knew every single way there was to prepare a black bean, you spring this on me. I LOVE this idea!
Oh, interesting! I don’t know if Wes is ready, but his mama sure is!
Yeah, I think molars are necessary for this snack. PERFECT for YOU.
Oh heavens, she is just the cutest thing ever!!! And what a great idea for a snack – my husband might really like this!
What a great idea! And I already love Isabelle.
I can’t believe Baby A (not really a “baby” any more!) is talking! I bet it’s SO cute to hear her say those phrases. 
cutest baby alive. I want some snacky black beans to share with a library friend.
She is beyond adorable. These look like an awesome snack!
What! No way! That’s a fun trick! I die at the thought of her having a little foodie friend.. Too cute.
Why have I never thought of this – I love beans and what an easy portable snack! I’m pinning this one and I should be making this week!
Love this new idea!! Must try it. And A is so darn cute and makes those beans look so cute, too
Fun and easy snack! Also, I think it necessary for you to post a video of her saying that! She is the most adorable child, and you are a wonderful mama!
You are so sweet, thank you! I will try to catch it on video…it is hilarious.
She is the sweetest baby in the world!!!!! Love the recipe too!
I am in awe that your little girl is eating dried beans the way I might eat chocolate.
Love it!!
That is amazing! I love black beans. And these pictures just warm my heart.
that face!!! katie, you need to get a video uploaded so we can hear her sweet cheeks too. pleaseeeeee.
What a great idea! Keenan loves beans, so I’m sure he would enjoy eating them for a snack. I can’t wait to try this!
Simply adorable. Period.
Your sweet little girl gets cuter with every post!! I have never heard of this black bean secret – wow!
What a great idea! Surely this would work with other types of beans, right? I’ve got great northern–similar in size and shape…
Please post a video of Baby A saying this!
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Hey I just made these tonight…are they supposed to be hard to chew? Or like a dried snack. I dont think mine came out right.
I love Baby A stories. She makes me laugh every single day!
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If I ever witnessed her say “oh golly” I would have no choice but to smile for the rest of the day. So stinkin’ cute…
I love my dry-roasted edamame snack from Sprouts, and they don’t have a black bean one … so it looks like I need to do this
Oh my. Please take a video of her saying that!! I still go back and watch the balloon video all the time!
I tried these last night following your instructions.. after 45 minutes in the skillet, they were inedible.. So hard and just tasted raw! I decided to keep letting them cook for a total of 2 hrs and still.. super hard and raw. So, I just decided to start over and let the beans soak over night before cooking. This time, I popped them in the toaster oven for an hour. Still super hard and did not taste good at all! Am I doing something wrong? Or are they just supposed to be super hard (to the point that they get stuck in your teeth if you try to crunch them). I don’t know, I guess I pictured something closer to the texture of wasabi peas?