These healthy Vegan Black Bean Sliders are made with whole plant food ingredients. Smother these tasty mini burgers in our Homemade BBQ Sauce or Homemade Ketchup.
Quick Look at This Recipe
- 🕗 Prep Time: 45 minutes
- 🔥 Cook Time: 15 minutes
- ⏰ Total Time: 1 hour
- 🍽️ Servings: 4
- ⭐ Difficulty: Moderate – there are 4 make-ahead ingredients, then combine everything in a mixing bowl, form patties, and cook.
- 🧀 Diet: 100% whole food, plant-based vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, soy-free, nut-free
- 🙏 Daniel Fast recipe
- 🏈 Occasion: Great for gameday, cookouts, and get-togethers
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This vegan slider recipe is gluten-free, oil-free, soy-free, nut-free, Daniel Fast approved, and fun to make! It's a modified version of the black bean burger recipe found in The Plantpower Way Cookbook.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Whole Food, Plant-Based Goodness: This recipe uses black beans, brown rice, beets, and no refined oil, keeping things light yet satisfying.
- Flavor Spike: The mix of homemade BBQ sauce and coconut aminos delivers a sweet-savory flavor without the sugar overload.
- Perfect Size and Prep-Friendly: Mini sliders = game‑day ready + adorable crowd‑pleasers. You get 12 to 15 servings, stash extras in the fridge for 4 days, or freeze them up to 4 months.
- Daniel Fast compliant! We're all about "eating like Daniel" as a way of life, so enjoy these tasty black bean sliders during and after the Fast.
What You Need to Make These Vegan Black Bean Sliders
- Cooked or canned black beans: Gives these burgers a savory flavor and creamy texture when mashed, helping bind the patty. Black beans are rich in plant-based protein, fiber and other nutrients to support heart health.
- Cooked brown rice (short grain is recommended): Has a slightly nutty flavor that adds body and chewiness to the sliders.
- Cooked Beet: Subtly sweet and earthy flavor. It provides a slightly juicy texture and helps with cohesion and color.
- Homemade BBQ Sauce: Provides a tangy, sweet, and smoky flavor. It helps to bind and glaze the patties. Okay to substitute with a good storebought sauce that does not have added sugar.
A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
How to Make These Vegan Black Bean Sliders
Make Ahead
- Rice: If you don't have cooked rice, start by making the rice according to the package instructions. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Beet: Add a small beet to a medium pot of water and gently boil for about 25-30 minutes, or until cooked. Run the cooked beet under cool water to handle. Use your fingers or a small paring knife to remove any skin from the beet. Then, dice it into small pieces.
- Beans: Drain and rinse a can of black beans (or adzuki beans) and set aside. If making dried beans from scratch, cook and cool them to room temperature, and set them aside.
- BBQ Sauce: Make the Homemade BBQ Sauce according to recipe instructions.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put cooked and cooled brown rice and black beans into a large mixing bowl.
Step 2: Using clean hands, mash the brown rice and black beans together.
Step 3: The rice and beans should be well combined into a mushy mixture.
Step 4: Put the black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, ground flaxseeds, and arrowroot powder into a bowl.
Step 5: Use a spoon to combine the dry ingredients.
Step 6: Add the cooked beets, coconut aminos, and the dried seasoning over the burger mixture.
Step 7: Add the BBQ sauce over the top.
Step 8: Use a wooden spoon to mix well and smash up big chunks of beets and beans.
Step 9: Use your hands to form small slider patties and add them to the air fryer.
Step 10: Place the slider patties in the air fryer and cook at 370°F (190°C) for 15 minutes. If you don't have an air fryer, you can bake them on a baking sheet at 370°F (190°C) for 25 minutes.
Enjoy these healthy vegan sliders immediately. They should be crispy on the outside and soft but chewy on the inside.
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Serving Suggestions
- Serve these sliders on their own (with a fancy toothpick) or Romaine lettuce leaves.
- Sauce it up with more Homemade BBQ Sauce, Vegan Ranch Dressing, Jalapeno Lime Aioli, Spicy Chipotle Cream Sauce, Cilantro Lime Ranch, Vegan Blue Cheese Dressing, or Vegan Thousand Island Dressing.
- Top it off with dill pickles, scallions, sliced avocado, Homemade Guacamole, or Tempeh Bacon.
- Pair it with our Avocado & Tomato Salad, Vegan Caesar Salad, Arugula Quinoa Salad, Green Goddess Salad, or Air Fryer Smashed Potatoes.
- Enjoy it with one of our healthy mocktails like our Mojito Mocktail, Italian Mocktail, Spicy Margarita Mocktail, or our refreshing Starbucks Pink Drink Copycat.
Recipe FAQs
Store leftover vegan black bean sliders in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can also freeze these in a freezer-safe container or bag for up to 4 months. To reheat, place frozen sliders in the air fryer at 320°F (160°C) for 10-12 minutes.
These homemade vegan burgers are healthier than the meat-based alternative. Meat-based burgers have a much higher amount of saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, and other compounds like IGF-1 and TMAO shown to promote inflammation and oxidative stress, linked to chronic disease. The ingredients in this vegan burger are made with whole plant foods high in fiber, low in fat, and rich in micronutrients like magnesium, B vitamins, and potassium. Eating a diet rich in whole plant foods is shown to help with weight loss, and the prevention, treatment, and reversal of several chronic conditions.
Vegan burgers are devoid of all animal products, whereas a veggie burger may contain eggs or dairy.
Yes, but due to the small size of these sliders, we recommend using a vegetable grill basket and grilling at a lower heat temperature (between 350°F and 400°F) so they don't burn.
🔥 TL;DR: Bottom Line
- Taste: smoky BBQ, savory bean base, customizable crunch
- Texture: golden‑crisp outside, chewy inside
- Nutrition: whole plants, fiber, low fat, rich micronutrients
- Convenience: batch‑make, freeze‑nice, heat‑and‑eat
- Versatility: top with vegan ranch, mustard, pickles, avocado—go wild
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Vegan Black Bean Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 small beet, cooked and diced
- 1 ½ cups cooked brown rice, short grain is recommended
- 1 15- ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 ½ Tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp ground flaxseeds
- 1 Tbsp arrowroot powder (or tapioca starch)
- 2 Tbsp Homemade BBQ Sauce or a good storebought BBQ sauce plus more for serving
Optional ingredients for topping or serving:
- Romaine lettuce leaves
- Vegan Ranch Dressing
- Dijon or yellow mustard
- Dill pickles
- Scallions green onion or red onion
- Sliced avocado
Instructions
Make Ahead
- Rice: If you don't have cooked rice, start by making the rice according to the package instructions. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Beet: Add a small beet to a medium pot of water and gently boil for about 25-30 minutes, or until cooked. Run the cooked beet under cool water to handle. Use your fingers or a small paring knife to remove any skin from the beet. Then, dice it into small pieces.
- Beans: Drain and rinse a can of black beans (or adzuki beans) and set aside. If making dried beans from scratch, cook and cool them to room temperature, and set them aside.
- BBQ Sauce: Make the Homemade BBQ Sauce according to recipe instructions.
Step-By-Step: Assemble and Cook Sliders
- Put cooked and cooled brown rice and black beans into a large mixing bowl.
- Using clean hands, mash the brown rice and black beans together. The rice and beans should be well combined into a mushy mixture.
- Put the black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, ground flaxseeds, and arrowroot powder into a small bowl. Use a spoon to combine the dry ingredients.
- Add the cooked and diced beets, coconut aminos, and the dried seasoning over the burger mixture.
- Add the BBQ sauce over the top.
- Use a wooden spoon to mix well and smash up big chunks of beets and beans.
- Use your hands to form small slider patties (about 2 inches or 5 cm) and add them to the air fryer.
- Place the slider patties in the air fryer and cook at 370°F (190°C) for 15 minutes. If you don't have an air fryer, you can bake them on a baking sheet at 370°F (190°C) for 25 minutes.
- Enjoy these healthy vegan sliders immediately. They should be crispy on the outside and soft but chewy on the inside.
Notes
- Leftovers: Store leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to four days. These little vegan burgers can be frozen for up to four months. To reheat, put frozen sliders in the air fryer at 320°F (160°C) for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Sauce it up: Enjoy these sliders with Homemade BBQ Sauce, Vegan Ranch Dressing, Jalapeno Lime Aioli, Spicy Chipotle Cream Sauce, Cilantro Lime Ranch, or Vegan Blue Cheese Dressing.
Kristian says
Very tasty!