Chickpea Blondies

4.59 from 157 votes

It might sound crazy but chickpeas are a great base for a brownie or blondie. The combination of banana peanut butter and chickpeas makes a delicious gluten-free chickpea blondie

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Baking

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: Chickpea blondie, chickpea blondie recipe, gluten-free blondie, vegan blondie

Diet: Dairy Free, Gluten free, Vegan

Servings: pieces

Calories: 123kcal

Author: Stacey

Equipment

Food Processor or vented blender

Ingredients

1 Can chickpeas rinsed and drained.
160-180 g banana
½ Cup peanut butter 130 grams
2 tablespoon maple syrup
½ teaspoon baking powder
75 g or approx ½ Cup roughly chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius (360 F)
Place all ingredients excluding the chocolate into a food processor. You can also use a vented blender (ie a blender that's not a bullet-style blender)
Whizz until smooth
Add the chocolate and pulse a few times so that it is evenly dispersed
Pour into a lined loaf tin or small cake pan
Bake at 180 degrees celsius for 30-40mins depending on tin size. When it is ready it will start to become golden particularly around the edges and the edges will begin to pull away from the tin
Leave to cool in the tin for at least 10 minutes before turning out on a rack to finish cooling.

Notes

Aim for a gooey texture in the centre! As this recipe is egg-free there is no risk to a slightly undercooked centre.
Store leftovers in an air-tight container for 3-5 days in the fridge. These blondies can be frozen for up to 4 months, let them defrost on the bench when you are ready to enjoy them.
Chickpeas: I choose no-added-salt chickpeas
Banana: The riper the better, that very brown banana in the picture is actually perfect.
Maple syrup: If wanted this could be substituted for honey (not vegan) or granulated sugar.
Peanut butter: This can be substituted for almond butter, cashew butter, or another nut butter. For nut-free you can use sunflower seed butter,
Dark chocolate or chocolate chips: I prefer the taste of dark chocolate otherwise this recipe ends up a bit sweet for me. You can use milk chocolate especially if you don't need the recipe to be vegan or dairy-free.
Cinnamon: Optional add one teaspoon of cinnamon to the recipe
Vanilla extract: Optional add one teaspoon vanilla extract to the recipe

Nutrition

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