Flourless Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies with Sea Salt {vegan, gluten-free & healthy}

Flourless Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies with Sea Salt {vegan, gluten-free & healthy}

from ambitiouskitchen.com
25 min

Secretly healthy chickpea blondies made with chickpeas, peanut butter, pure maple syrup and chocolate. Taste amazingly like peanut butter cookies. Flourless and no butter!

Ingredients

  • Cooking Spray
  • 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup all natural peanut butter (or almond butter)
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup or agave nectar (you can also use honey if you're not vegan)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup vegan (or regular) chocolate chips plus 2 tablespoons
  • Coarse sea salt, for sprinkling

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray 8x8 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.

  2. 2

    In a food processor, add all ingredients except chocolate chips and process until batter is smooth.

  3. 3

    Fold in 1/3 cup of chocolate chips, I like to use dark chocolate because it has less sugar but it's up to you. Note: Batter will be thick and super delicious, so you could actually just eat it on it's own!

  4. 4

    Spread batter evenly in prepared pan then sprinkle 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips on top. (The batter may stick to your spatula, so I like to spray my spatula with nonstick cooking spray first.)

  5. 5

    Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean and edges are a tiny bit brown. The batter may look underdone, but you don't want them to dry out!

  6. 6

    Cool pan for 20 minutes on wire rack. Sprinkle with sea salt then cut into squares. Makes 16 blondies. Store covered in the fridge for up to 3-5 days.