Ever since I first saw chickpea blondies I was very skeptical. Chickpeas? Like Hummus chickpeas? But in a sweet delicious dessert? I couldn’t even imagine it!
But then I tried one of those edible cookie doughs that they sell in stores and it had chickpeas in it and I was flabergasted. It was shockingly delicious. So then I decided I needed to try my own version of chickpea blondies.
So these definitely have a peanut buttery taste. Feel free to sub in almond butter, sunflower seed butter or tahini if you prefer! And! These are totally flourless! My first batch when I was testing these, I added almond flour and they were too cakey. In my second round I nixed all the things that made them cakey and was left with these deliciously moist without being overly gooey.
And, you guys! These are legit the easiest blondies to whip together because you throw everything EVERYTHING into your food processor and call it a day. There are no stages of pouring in wet and dry ingredients. You just throw it all in until it’s smooth and then fold in the chunks.
As a side note, my kids were hyped about these. I packed them in their lunchboxes, they asked for them after dinner. It was one of those desserts where we were all fighting over the last square.
How to make these chickpea blondies:
Drain and rinse your chickpeas. Place the chickpeas, peanut butter, agave nectar, coconut sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and salt in your food processor. Process for about 1 minute until the ingredients are smooth and combined.
Fold in most of the chocolate chips, reserving some to sprinkle on top.
Line an 8×8 square pan with parchment paper and smooth the batter out across the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the top with the remaining chocolate chunks. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes until the top no longer appears wet.
Allow to cool for five minutes. If needed, use a butter knife to drag along the edges. Pull the edges of the parchment paper up and place the blondies on top of a cutting board. Cut into 9 squares and enjoy!
Recipe
Peanut Butter Chickpea Blondies
Chickpea Blondies are loaded with sweet peanut butter and chocolate flavor! They’re perfectly fluffy but still gooey in the middle.
Ingredients
- 15 oz. cooked chickpeas
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup agave nectar (honey, coconut nectar, or maple syrup works)
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Drain and rinse your chickpeas.
- Place the chickpeas, peanut butter, agave nectar, coconut sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and salt in your food processor.
- Process for about 1 minute until the ingredients are smooth and combined.
- Fold in most of the chocolate chips, reserving some to sprinkle on top.
- Line an 8×8 square pan with parchment paper and smooth the batter out across the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle the top with the remaining chocolate chunks.
- Bake for 15 – 20 minutes until the top no longer appears wet.
- Allow to cool for five minutes.
- If needed, use a butter knife to drag along the edges. Pull the edges of the parchment paper up and place the blondies on top of a cutting board. Cut into 9 squares.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and enjoy!
Enjoy!! xo
I followed the recipe but the end result was a goopy mess. I even tried putting them back in the oven for an extra 10 minutes. Any tips for the next batch?
Very weird this happened for you! Were the chickpeas drained and rinsed? Shoot me an email and we can figure out the issue! xo
Easy and delicious! After reading the previous reviews I also added pecans. Will definitely make it again!
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Yay! I’m so happy you loved them!! xo
Would this work with a flax egg? I’m allergic to eggs. Has anyone tried?
I tried it with a flax egg and it’s definitely a little gooier than with traditional egg, even if you bake it for an extra 10 minutes. I’d recommend an egg replacer if you have one. Or if you do try a flax egg I’d keep an eye and bake for maybe 15 minutes longer than directed and then check to see if it needs more time. Let me know how it goes! xo
These were GREAT! I am wondering how many calories per bar if we follow your exact recipe! Thanks
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I’m so glad you loved them!! I’ve been meaning to update nutritional facts. In the meantime, you can use this website to enter the ingredients can calculate a label. xo
Such a great mid-week snack after a long day of work/school. These have wholesome ingredients and are completely wonderful. Another family favorite!!
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Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed them! xo