Vegan Chickpea Blondies
You won’t believe how easy and delicious and easy these vegan chickpea blondies are! They are packed with plant based protein, and perfect snack to have on hand in your fridge. They are so delicious I usually eat them cold right out of the fridge! Dense and filing, these make the perfect on the go snack or dessert!
What ingredients do I need?
- Chickpeas
- Almond Butter
- Maple Syrup
- Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder
- Oat Flour
- Vanilla
- Plant Milk
- Cinnamon
- Sprinkles
Do you taste the chickpeas?
No! You won’t believe that these blondies have chickpeas in them! The other flavors from the protein powder, maple syrup and almond butter really steal the show! They taste more like a birthday cake with a brownie texture! Try and give them to your loved ones and see if they can guess the secret ingredient!
What makes these vegan chickpea blondies healthier?
These vegan chickpea blondies are packed with plant protein and nutrients! The chickpeas and protein powder give the blondies a huge amount of plant protein, perfect for an after workout snack! Chickpeas are also highly nutritious and packed with fiber! All of the Blue Zone populations (the populations in the world that live the longest) eat beans and legumes almost every single day! This is a fun and easy way to get in your daily serving! Compared to a typical blondie these are much healthier! Typical blondies are usually packed with refined sugar and high fat dairy products such as butter, but these are dairy free and refined sugar free!
How to store these vegan chickpea blondies:
Store your blondies in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container! These taste amazing cold right out of the fridge and are perfect to have on hand for a quick and easy snack on the go! You could even have one of these for breakfast if you’re in a bind!
Substitutions & Additions:
- Sub oat flour for all purpose, gluten free or whole wheat.
- Add nuts or chocolate chips for extra fun flavor!
- For a no protein version, omit the protein powder and add extra oat flour and maple syrup.
- Sub almond butter for any other nut butter.
- Sub chickpeas for white beans.
Vegan Chickpea Blondies
Ingredients
- 1 can Chickpeas strained
- 1/2 cup Almond Butter
- 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1/2 cup Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1/3 cup Oat Flour
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 3/4 cup Plant Milk I used almond, but any plant milk will work
- 1/8 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tbsp Sprinkles omit for refined sugar free
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees f.
- Add all ingredients (except for the sprinkles) to a high speed blender or food processor & blend until smooth.
- Lightly mix in the sprinkles with a spoon. Be careful not to overmix or the sprinkles may dissolve.
- Transfer the mixture into a greased 9×9 baking dish and top with a few more sprinkles.
- Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees f.