Chickpea Blondies

Janelle Carss

Fudgy and vanilla-sweet, these healthy Chickpea Blondies satisfy a sweet tooth without refined sugars! All you need is one bowl, 5 minutes of prep time, and 9 simple ingredients. No oil, gluten, soy, nut-free optional.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 35

Total Time 40

Servings: 9 blondies

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Canadian

Calories: 190

Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients

2 cups canned chickpeas, drained (reserve the aquafaba)
2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flaxseed + 5 tbsp water, let sit for 10 minutes to thicken)
¼ cup cashew butter sub any nut/seed butter of choice
⅓ cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 to 6 tbsp reserved aquafaba
¼ cup oat flour
⅓ cup Complement Vanilla Protein Powder* Get 15% off with my code STEAMYVEGAN
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Equipment

1 Food processor

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 9x9 baking tin with parchment.
Add all ingredients except the chocolate chips into a food processor and blend until a thick batter forms. Remove the blade and stir in the chocolate chips, leaving a few extra to sprinkle on top.
Pour the batter into the tin and spread into an even layer and top with remaining chocolate chips.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the top is golden brown and slightly crackled looking.
Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully remove by lifting with the edges of the parchment and let cool until on a wire rack until just warm before slicing into 9 squares. Serve warm and enjoy!

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Notes

Macros per serving (serves 9 blondies):

Calories: 190
Protein: 7g
Carbs: 25g
Fats: 8g
Fibre: 4g

Protein powder: If you'd prefer to not use protein powder, simply replace with more oat flour, starting with ¼ cup and see how thick the batter turns out. If too thick, add more aquafaba; if too runny, add more oat flour. I also recommend adding another ½ tsp vanilla extract to make up for the vanilla flavour the protein powder would have added.

Food Processor: If you don't have a food processor, you can use a high-powered blender, but it may take a bit longer as the batter is quite thick and you'll need to stop more frequently to scrape down the side and use a tamper to push the ingredients down as it blends.