In Long Beach, Calif., the vegan Filipino pop-up San & Wolves Bakeshop, founded by Kym Estrada, 32, offers pan de monggo, a soft milk bread stuffed with yellow mung bean filling that substitutes ...

Red bean desserts. Desserts that feature red beans, like red bean buns and sesame balls you find at dim sum restaurants, can provide some protein and fiber from the beans, Derocha says.

The Vietnamese dessert that brings people together over a bowl of beans Chè, otherwise described as a 'bowl of happiness' makes a compelling argument for why beans belong in a sweet dish.