I’ve had these babies on my Pinterest board for ages, but couldn’t bring myself to make them because I was wary of its secret ingredient.
The secret ingredient?
CHICKPEAS!
They look delish though, so you don’t even need to close your eyes in order to trick your senses.
From now on, whenever I need some guilt free sweet stuff, I’m going to pull out a can of garbanzo beans.
You should try them. I swear that if I like them, you will too!
These blondies were inspired by Chocolate Covered Katie’s.
Recipe makes an 8x8in pan.
Ingredients:
- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Mix all ingredients except chocolate chips until very smooth (I used a hand mixer).
Fold in chocolate chips.
Pour into 8x8in pan.
Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top of the batter.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Don’t worry if they look a little undercooked – they will harden up once they cool.
Thanks as always to Jenn @ Peas and Crayons for hosting What I Ate Wednesday!
Chicken Nugget Girl 
Hmm I saw those too and was wondering…now I just might have to give them a whirl!
You should! Let me know what you think. 🙂
Looks phantastic!!!
Thanks, Juli!
Those look awesome! Might try subbing coconut sugar for the brown sugar
Oooh that’s a great idea. I’ve never had coconut sugar before, I’ll have to check it out.
mmmm i love chickpeas in brownies/blondies they give them such an amazing texture.
Yeah, I was surprised how gooey they were!
I’ve never thought of using chickpeas in baking. They look very soft.
I know, I’ll have to test them out with more baking recipes!
Those are gluten-free as well, no? Means we could eat them here.