Name: Flourless Chickpea Blondies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1.5 cups cooked chickpeas (equivalent to 1 (15 oz) can, drained and rinsed); ½ cup nut butter (e.g. peanut butter, almond butter); ⅓ cup maple syrup; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ⅓ cup vegan chocolate chips (or cacao nibs + 2 tablespoons for topping); Sea salt (optional, to taste)

Flourless Chickpea Blondies

Not sure what to do with chickpeas? How about a batch of delicious gluten-free, soy-free, vegan blondies!

If you need a nut -free version, you can make the recipe with tahini instead of peanut butter, or for a nut AND seed free option try this recipe and substitute coconut flour for the oat flour.

Flourless Chickpea Blondies

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

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Servings

Ingredients

1.5 cups cooked chickpeas equivalent to 1 (15 oz) can, drained and rinsed
½ cup nut butter e.g. peanut butter, almond butter
⅓ cup maple syrup
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
⅓ cup vegan chocolate chips or cacao nibs + 2 tablespoons for topping
Sea salt optional, to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease or line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the chickpeas, nut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, baking soda and baking powder in a food processor or blender and pulse until uniformly smooth. Spoon the batter onto the baking sheet.
Add the chocolate chips (or cacao nibs) and mix together.
Spread the batter into a rectangle roughly 1 cm thick.
Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips and sea salt if desired.
Bake for 15 minutes or until the top has nicely browned.
Let cool 5-10 minutes and then cut into squares. If saving for later, let cool fully before storing, covered, in the fridge.