These Vegan, Flour-Free and Gluten-Free blondies are sneakily made with one of my favorite protein packed ingredients… chickpeas!
Everyone needs a healthy blondies recipe in their life! These have a whoooole lot of chocolate chips and a hit of caramel to make them extra decadent. I used Georgia Grinder’s Maple Caramel Almond Butter (STRAIGHT GOLD) (in fact, you should so much that I’ll give you a code to save some $$$! CODE: KELLYK) but if you don’t have it (YOU SHOULD!) any nut butter will work!
These cuties are:
Dairy-Free
Gluten-Free
Flour-Free
Egg-Free
Banana Free
SAY WHAT? I know, just make them!
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Chocolate Chip Caramel Blondies
These Vegan, Flour-Free and Gluten-Free blondies are sneakily made with one of my favorite protein packed ingredient… chickpeas!
Ingredients
- 1 can Garbanzo Beans //alt use white beans
- 1/2 cup Maple Caramel Almond Butter //alt any nut butter
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Chips //alt use a chopped up dark chocolate bar. Use sugar-free for sugar-free alt.
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line an 9×5 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside. (Spray the baking dish with avocado oil nonstick cooking spray BEFORE you put the parchment paper in to help!)
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In a food processor, add all the ingredients and pulse until there are no more visible chunks left. You may need to scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times in-between pulsing.
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Stir in the chocolate (reserving some for the top!) and spread it into the prepared baking dish. Using your hands or a spatula, gently press the dough out into an even layer. If you reserved any of the chocolate, now would be the time to press it on top as well!
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Bake the blondies for 16-18 minutes or until no longer extremely gooey in the middle. You want bean brownies to still be a little gooey or else they honestly taste like the bean. We want none of that around here!
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Let cool completely before cutting into 8 bars and enjoy! *or if you're like me, dig in with a fork and burn the crap out of your mouth. You've been warned!
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