Looking for a sweet snack that won’t wreck your diet? Well I have a just the treat for you! And as an extra bonus, it’s a great way to get an added boost of healthy beans into your diet. I have been testing out some recipes for sweets that use beans, when I stumbled upon this recipe for Chocolate Chip Blondes made with chickpeas. They are super easy and super delicious – they will definitely satisfy that chocolate craving!
Ingredients:
1 ½ Cups or 1 Can (drained and rinsed) chickpeas
(can use whites beans if you prefer)
¾ tsp baking powder
1/8
tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
¾ Cups brown sugar (can use or other sugar
substitute – I have used Splenda brown sugar blend (¼ Cup) which worked
fine)
2 tsp vanilla extract
¼ Cup rolled oats
¼ Cup peanut butter or any nut butter
½ Cup chocolate chips
*I add in a TBSP of chia seeds for an added boost
of antioxidants and omega-3. Add for
those of you who like me have a dairy allergy, I use the non-dairy, non-soy
Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips – YUM!
Directions:
1.
Pre-heat oven to 350
degrees.
2.
Blend all (except the
chips) until smooth
3.
Mix chips into the
batter
4.
Pour into a greased 8x8
pan
5.
Bake for 25-30
minutes.
ENJOY!!
**Recipe adapted from: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/05/18/chocolate-chip-blondies-and-theyre-good-for-you/
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