Vegan Black Bean Burgers
Vegan Black Bean Burgers
I have been making these vegan black bean burgers for many years, and they are my go-to burgers to serve for family events. This is one of the best vegan burger recipes I’ve had, and also is our readers’ favorite.
I decided to update the photo, since I made some just in time for the 4th of July. This recipe is no-fail, they don’t fall apart, and can even be grilled.
This is an easy vegan burger recipe with simple ingredients that you more than likely already have in your pantry, and you can also easily substitute anything missing with ingredients you have available. See more of my tips below!
This vegan burger recipe is also gluten-free. I used Little Northern Bakehouse Millet And Chia Seeds Gluten-Free Hamburger Buns to eat with my burgers.
My burgers can be made in larger quantities, and they freeze well. Also, try my homemade Vegan Mayo Recipe as a topping.
These burgers are delicious served with my flavorful Baked Jicama Fries or Oven Baked Potato Wedges.
What Is Bragg’s Liquid Aminos?
Liquid aminos, like soy sauce or tamari, is made with soybeans. It adds the “umami” or savory flavor profile that is essential to adding depth for many recipes. I also use it in place of some salt, since it not only adds saltiness but also flavor.
Liquid aminos also has the amino acids that are present in soybeans that are necessary for vegans to eat. I love ingredients that improve my food while also adding nutritional benefit.
Unlike many common soy sauces, Bragg’s liquid aminos is gluten-free. I love using it for this reason, I never need to check the label, however if you do not have access to liquid aminos there are specifically gluten free soy sauces you can use instead.
If you are looking for a non soy based alternative, there is aminos made from coconut. It isn’t made from the actual coconut that you may be thinking of, but actually the sap of the coconut tree. It has that same umami flavor, similar to soy sauce, while also being vegan, soy free, and gluten free.
What Are Nutritional Yeast Flakes?
When one mentions yeast, you will usually think of the tan granules used to make bread and other wheat based bread products. However, nutritional yeast flakes are something completely different.
Although all three common yeasts are made from the same species, unlike brewer’s and baker’s, nutritional yeast is not left alive. It doesn’t have the same function as those, and is manufactured specifically to be for food.
Nutritional yeast adds an umami, savory or cheesy flavor, making it one of my favorite seasonings to add an extra “something” to my dishes.
But just like many of my ingredients, it is secretly a powerhouse. Nutritional yeast flakes contain all nine essential amino acids that you must intake, making it what is known as a complete protein. This can be rare, especially for vegans, making it an easy way to make sure you have no deficiencies.
Moreover, it contains vitamin B12, and other B vitamins in fact. Vitamin B12 is most commonly found in eggs, dairy, or meat, meaning that many vegans have a B12 deficiency if they aren’t careful.
Being deficient in vitamin B12 makes you feel sluggish and mentally foggy, which can be quoted as the reasoning for why some people’s vegan journeys fail. Adding nutritional yeast to your diet is extremely easy, as it can be added to most savory dishes quite easily, possibly eliminating the need for expensive supplements.
Tips For Making Vegan Black Bean Burgers
- Black beans may be substituted with cooked kidney beans, white beans, chickpeas.
- Pecans, almonds, or cashews may be used instead of walnuts.
- This oatmeal burger recipe can be modified to use the herbs that you like. It is such a versatile recipe, so it is difficult to mess it up.
- If you are allergic to oatmeal, then substitute with quinoa flakes.
- You can also substitute the ground flaxseeds with chia seeds.
This version is very delicious. My eight-year-old Daevyd, helped me to make these burgers and he enjoyed eating his burger so much. He kept telling me how good it tasted! He is very picky and he actually wanted another burger!
Gluten-Free Black Bean Burgers
This recipe is originally from the early days of my website before I was on a fully gluten-free diet. However, in 2019, I decided to experiment and update my recipe to make these into gluten-free black bean burgers. As mentioned above, just serve with gluten-free hamburger buns such as Little Northern Bakehouse’s option for a fully gluten-free vegan experience.
Vegan Black Bean Burgers Ingredients
- Oatmeal
- Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
- Onion
- Garlic
- Nutritional Yeast Flakes
- Italian Seasoning
- Cayenne Pepper
- Cooked Rice
- Walnuts
- Black Beans
- Ground Flaxseeds
How To Make Black Bean Burgers?
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Bring water to boil in a saucepan.
- Add Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, onion, garlic, yeast flakes, Italian seasoning, and cayenne pepper to the saucepan.
- Stir in oats, cooked rice, walnuts, black beans, and flax seeds.
- Reduce heat, and keep on stirring until liquid is absorbed, usually about 2 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from heat, and allow the oat mixture to cool until you are able to handle it.
- Using a large canning jar lid, including both the cap and rim, form mixture into patties and place them on a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway. You may also cook in a lightly oiled skillet on both sides. Top with your favorite toppings!
Other Delicious Vegan Sandwich Recipes
- BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches
- Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwiches
- BLT Sandwich
- Vegan Egg Salad
- Vegan Tuna Salad
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Vegan Black Bean Burgers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup coconut aminos sauce or Braggs liquid aminos, soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper (optional)
- 4 cups quick-cooking oats or rolled oats
- 1 cup cooked rice or quinoa
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/2 cup black beans cooked
- 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Bring water to boil in a saucepan.
- Add Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, onion, garlic, yeast flakes, Italian seasoning, and cayenne pepper to the saucepan.
- Stir in oats, cooked rice, walnuts, black beans, and flax seeds.
- Reduce heat, and keep on stirring until liquid is absorbed, usually about 2 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from heat, and allow the oat mixture to cool until you are able to handle it.
- Using a large canning jar lid, including both the cap and rim, form the mixture into patties and place them on a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway. You may also cook in a lightly oiled skillet on both sides. Top with your favorite toppings!
I am amazed at how delicious these are. Used quinoa and half soy sauce, half coconut aminos. Also used an entire small yellow onion to boost flavor. Baked in oven on parchment and no added oil. Will definitely be making these again. Next time as “meat”balls and will coat with BBQ sauce. Can’t wait!!
Tammy, so happy you loved these burgers and I especially loved your substitutions. sounds amazing! Thank you for your feedback.
I saved your recipe a while back but just got around to making it. This recipe was crazy good! I only had 2 cups instant oats so I used one cup of regular. I also added a few splashes of liquid smoke. I used brown rice since we had quinoa last night! Cashews instead of walnuts since that is what I had on hand. Next time I think I will add more onions and just use the whole can of black beans and mash them up a bit. I made four patties and made the rest into meatballs for spaghetti and meat balls and maybe Swedish meatballs. Good for nights when I really do not want to cook! They were nice and firm and a little crispy. Tasted awesome. I will definitely make this again.
Thank you Iris for your feedback, I’m so happy you love it, I’m loving hearing about all your awesome creations. Enjoy!
Ms. Michelle —
So, this evening I went online looking for a gf jamacian pattie crust. Your site was one of the returns. Looking at the recipe I was like whaaaaat!!!!! Oatmeal !!! (this is my GO TO GRAIN) Then, I began browsing your recipes. I have the same items in my pantry that you have breathed new life into! BTW, I was hooked when I saw the SOY CURL stew!!!!!! Many thanks for the great NEW ideas to prepare old staples!!!! Erica
Ricki, welcome to my website so happy you found it. I hope you enjoy my recipes and I have quite a lot of soy curl recipes. Hope you try them.
I love this recipe!! I add extra onion, garlic, and black beans—and I smash the beans. Instead of baking, I make a thinner pattie and cook on a lightly oiled non stick pancake griddle. As I cook I baste with a little worcestershire adding a little olive oil it the burger looks dry. I cook it a long while to brown well on both sides. I then cool on a rack and place them in a tupperware with some parch ment paper between the layers and freeze. they freeze WELL! (and thaw fast) My family is crazy over them. These are the best veggie burgers Ive ever made or ever eaten!! I usually make a double batch so I can cook up some into crumbles for tacos or nachos and make some meatballs—part of which a daughter takes home to her husband because they love them too! Its definitely a keeper!!—Thank you for posting it!!
Ton-ya so happy for your feedback and I love how your family loves them too and you made them your own!
I’m making this now to sub ground beef in my Stuffed cabbage rolls I make every New Year’s Day. I have made this before and they are phenomenal. But I’m thinking it’s going to make an amazing filler for my cabbage rolls instead of meat. Keep ya posted.
Bretta sounds like a great idea, I love stuffed cabbage, will you also add some rice? Happy New Year to you and family!
I made the recipe just as you posted it but added an extra 1/2 cup rice and and extra 1/2 cup walnuts. OMGOSH! It made amazing stuffed cabbage rolls. I had some left over so I fried it up like you would ground beef and I’m telling you it’s like ground beef! I am going to make tacos or Nachos with it. I can use the cooked crumbles in lasagna or spaghetti. I had to fry it about 15 min but the crumbles are incredible. I even made about 6 burgers. Hubby LOVES this stuff. Already shared the recipe with my mom who is vegan.
This is my go to for ANY recipe that I want a meaty substance in. Tacos. Nachos. Lasagna. Sloppy Joe’s. The best!!!!!
Oh wow Bretta, so happy you loved the recipe plus you totally made it your own plus all the yummy recipe ideas.I’m so happy for your feedback, you have me thinking into overdrive, I will be revisiting this recipe and use it for a lot more recipes. Thank you :)
Wow. This was fantastic. I made these tonight but did not have any walnuts so I used unsalted cashews chopped up in food processor. Simply amazing recipe. The texture is just perfect with a nice crisp outside when you first bite in. Thank you.
Darryl, I’m so happy you love them, love how you substituted the walnuts for cashews. Thank you so much for your feedback, leftovers freeze great.
would regular oats work? I don’t have quick cooking oats and want to make them today!
Jenny regular oats will work as well.
These were SO good!! I love how slightly crispy the oatmeal turned out. I served on whole wheat bun and topped with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce I found on #veganocity. My husband and toddler loved them, too. Freezing leftover and will definitely make again! Thank you!
(It won’t let me select 5 star rating but that’s what I give It!)
I also gave you props on Pinterest as well to spread the word ?
Thank you Kelly for your support, I appreciate it.
Kelly I’m so happy you found my recipe on veganocity and that you and your family enjoyed them, thank you so much for your feedback. They freeze very well and taste delicious with gravy, mashed potatoes, and string beans.
How can I order your cook book , maybe Amazon! What is the name of the cook book?
Esperansa Collier, here is the Amazon link http://amzn.to/2Awqof7 thank you
I can’t wait to make these. ..thanks for sharing