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Flourless Peanut Butter Chickpea Blondies

A simple blondies recipe that is also vegan, gluten-free, and high in protein! Only 6 ingredients required, freezer-friendly and perfect for meal prep.

Total Time

50min

5.0

1 Rating

Author: My Plantiful Cooking

Servings:

Ingredients

•

2 cans
(15 oz)

Chickpeas

•

1/2 cup

Peanut Butter

•

1/2 cup

Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

or Quick Oats

•

1 1/2 cups

Pitted Dates

•

2 tsp

Baking Powder

•

1 tsp

Vanilla Extract

(optional)

•

1 pinch

Salt

Toppings

•

to taste

Peanut Butter

(optional)

•

1 handful

Chopped Peanuts

(optional)

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C).

Soak your Pitted Dates (1 1/2 cups) in hot water for about 20 minutes to soften them. If your dates are moist enough, you may omit this step.

Place the Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (1/2 cup) in a food processor or high-speed blender and pulse until flour-like consistency forms. Depending on your blender or food processor, it should take less than 1 minute.

Add in the Peanut Butter (1/2 cup) , Chickpeas (2 cans) , Baking Powder (2 tsp) , Vanilla Extract (1 tsp) , Salt (1 pinch) , and dates in the food processor or blender. Pulse until a smooth cookie dough texture forms. Add in some plant-based milk or water, a tablespoon at a time if the batter is too dry.

Transfer the batter into a greased 8x8-inch baking pan. Smooth it out using a spatula.

Bake it in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden or a toothpick comes out clean.

Let it set in the pan for 10-15 minutes before transferring it to a cooling tray.

When the blondies are cooled to room temperature, spread the Peanut Butter (to taste) and top it with Peanuts (1 handful) , if using. Slice and serve.

Author's Notes

I highly recommend using a food processor. It will definitely make your life easier.

Blondies can be stored at room temperature for 2-3 days. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 1 week and can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Both canned chickpeas and chickpeas cooked from scratch can be used.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

222

FAT

9.6 g

PROTEIN

7.9 g

CARBS

29.1 g