GF Baked Black Bean Burgers

What I love about GF Baked Black Bean Burgers

These delicious gluten-free Baked Black Bean Burgers have been a long-time favourite, and now that they’ve had a recent makeover, I’m finally sharing the updated recipe! Whether you’re planning for Meatless Monday or simply forgot to thaw meat for dinner, these burgers are the perfect solution. Even better, you don’t need much to make them—just a bowl, a fork, a sheet pan, and a handful of simple ingredients. In just about 20 minutes, they come together effortlessly, and best of all, they reheat beautifully the next day.

To complete the meal, try pairing them with a crisp salad or a batch of air-fryer sweet potato fries. With such a combo, you’re guaranteed a satisfying, wholesome dinner. Of course, when it comes to burgers, toppings and sauces are a must!

While you can get creative and use whatever you like, I’ve discovered a few go-to favourite toppings that take these burgers to the next level. To start, I always reach for real mayonnaise—it’s my go-to sauce for a reason: it’s just delicious. Next, I layer on fresh avocado, pickled red onions, and a bit of crisp lettuce. Together, these four toppings create the perfect bite. In particular, the pickled red onions really steal the show.

If you’d like to make your own quick pickled onions, it’s super easy: simply add thinly sliced purple onions to a heat-proof canning jar, then heat the vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan until just starting to simmer. Remove from the heat and pour over the onions in the jar. Cover and let marinade for 30 minutes.

Recipe Notes

A few things to keep in mind:

• Black beans – To start, make sure you drain and rinse your black beans really well before making the burgers. Try to find organic, or at least BPA free, canned black beans, if possible.
• Onions – For this recipe, you can use white onion, yellow onion or even shallots for the burger patties.
• Garlic – Additionally, I always recommend using fresh garlic when possible for the best flavour!
• Almond flour – Plus, a little almond flour is needed to bind everything together, but don’t worry – it doesn’t dry them out. You will need almond flour, not almond meal for this.
• Fresh parsley – I love adding fresh herbs wherever possible and a little fresh parsley in these burger patties is just delicious! Use dried if you must, but fresh is best!

GF Baked Black Bean Burgers

These are the best black bean burgers for meatless Mondays! Topped with my favourite (and the only) 4 toppings you will ever need.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked black bean burgers, baked black bean burgers recipe, black bean burger recipe that doesn’t fall apart, black bean burgers easy, gluten-free black bean burgers, roasted black bean burgers

Prep Time: 8 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 17 minutes minutes

Total Time: 21 minutes minutes

Servings: 5 Burger Patties

Calories: 389kcal

Author: Courtney Sketchley

Equipment

• 1 Heat-proof Canning Jar
• 1 Baking Sheet

Ingredients

For the pickled onions:

• 1/2 purple onion thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar

For the black bean burgers:

• 2 (398ml) cans black beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1/3 cup white onion (finely chopped)
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

For the toppings:

• 5 gluten-free burger buns
• avocado mayonnaise
• 1 ripe avocado sliced
• fresh organic leaf lettuce
• pickled onions

Instructions

• Quick pickle the onions: heat the vinegar + 1 tsp sugar in a small saucepan until just starting to simmer. Remove from the heat and pour over the onions into a heatproof jar. Cover and let marinade for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• While the onions are marinading, in a shallow bowl mash the beans with a fork until they are about 70-80% mashed. Add them to a medium-sized mixing bowl.
• To the mixing bowl with the beans, add the onion, mozzarella, garlic, egg, almond flour, parsley, mustard, chilli powder, salt and pepper.
• Mix the bean mixture with your hands and form 5 patties, placing them on the prepared baking sheet.
• Spray them with a little cooking oil and then bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes or until a little crispy on the outside.
• Plate the burgers with a bun or without, top with mayonnaise, avocado, lettuce and pickled red onions and enjoy!

Notes

– Black beans – To start, make sure you drain and rinse your black beans really well before making the burgers. Try to find organic, or at least BPA free, canned black beans, if possible.

– Onions – For this recipe, you can use white onion, yellow onion or even shallots for the burger patties.

– Garlic – Additionally, I always recommend using fresh garlic when possible for the best flavour!

– Almond flour – Plus, a little almond flour is needed to bind everything together, but don’t worry – it doesn’t dry them out. You will need almond flour, not almond meal for this.

– Fresh parsley – I love adding fresh herbs wherever possible and a little fresh parsley in these burger patties is just delicious! Use dried if you must, but fresh is best!

*Nutritional values are based on 1 serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 976mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 438IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 2mg

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