Description
Cinnamon chickpea blondies are chewy, gluten free treats, perfect for snacking! This flourless vegan blondie recipe can also be made nut free.
Ingredients
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- 15.5 ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (around 1 1/2 cups chickpeas)
- 1/3 cup creamy no stir nut butter or sunflower seed butter for nut free option
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup for vegan option
- 2/3 cup (or up to 1 cup) raw cane sugar or sugar substitute
- 1/3 cup gluten free oat flour (40 grams) or 1/2 cup ground rolled oats made into oat flour *see notes
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dairy free white chocolate chips or butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Drain can of chickpeas, and rinse them well under cold water to remove residue.
- Add rinsed chickpeas, nut butter or sunflower butter, and maple syrup to the bowl of food processor. Attach the lid and process until batter is completely smooth. Stop food processor and scrape sides as needed.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together the sugar, oat flour (or ground oats), baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add the chickpea mixture to the flour mixture. Add the vanilla extract and optional chocolate/butterscotch chips and nuts.
- Transfer batter to the lined 8×8 baking pan and spread the batter out evenly.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and extra cinnamon on top .
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until knife inserted comes out clean and edges are golden brown. Note –Baking times vary, depending on what sugar/flour you use. If edges are starting to brown and the middle isn’t done, then cover the pan with foil and continue baking until center is fully baked.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: desserts
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 161
- Sugar: 18.8 g
- Sodium: 192.3 mg
- Fat: 4.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 27.4 g
- Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
