Ultimate Protein Chickpea Blondies – Flourless and Sugar free!

The ultimate healthy Protein Chickpea blondies made with chickpeas, protein powder and collagen. With no flour and a bit of applesauce, these chickpea blondies are gluten free, sugar free and with a Vegan option too!

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I love using chickpeas in dessert recipes because they have a lot of fiber and also go really well with the peanut butter flavor.

That whole combination was so addictive when I first tried it out, that I made regular peanut butter chickpea blondies 4 days in a row!

So after now deciding to focus more on the protein based recipes, I had to go for a high protein blondie recipe with chickpeas as well!

Ingredients for High Protein Chickpea Blondies:

These fudgy chickpea blondies are made with 6-7 healthy but simple ingredients to make the perfect easy high protein dessert.

• Chickpeas – You can use the canned chickpeas or cook some from dried garbanzo beans.
• Vanilla Protein Powder to not only make them high protein blondies, but also replace the flour, and add some sweetness without the added sugar. 
  I used Quest vanilla.
• Unflavored Collagen Peptides for extra high protein blondies. I use the one from Vital Proteins.
• Unsweetened Applesauce another contributor to the oil-free part of these chickpea blondies since it adds the moisture
• Creamy Almond Butter
• Baking Powder
• Chocolate Chips – I use sugar free ones from Lakanto here (HAYLSKITCHEN for a disocount here too). Lily’s is another sugar-free option!

Since there’s no flour – no oats and no oat flour either – these chickpea protein blondie bars are completely gluten free!

How to make Protein Powder Chickpea Blondies?

This recipe for low carb chickpea blondies – low in carbs because there’s no flour and no sugar – is unbelievably easy to make in a food processor or blender.

Here’s what it takes:

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and line an a baking pan (about 8”) with parchment paper.

2. Process drained can of chickpeas or cooked garbanzo beans in a food processor or blender (to crush).

3. Add in the remaining ingredients (except chocolate chips) – applesauce, almond butter, protein powder, collagen peptides and baking powder –  and blend until smooth.

4. Add in chocolate chips and fold to combine.

5. Pour mix into pan and bake for about 22 minutes.

How to know when chickpea blondies are ready?

Th protein blondies are done when the top is completely set and dry, and a tester (toothpick or thin sharp knife) comes out dry.

Wait until cool!

Don’t cut too soon or they will be too soft.

Alternatives for Healthy High Protein Blondie Recipe

No AppleSauce?

Switch out the applesauce for mashed banana – or even pumpkin puree.

Chickpea Blondies without Peanut Butter

Use peanut butter, hazelnut butter or any other nut butter to replace the almond butter in this blondie recipe.

For nut-free chickpea blondies, replace peanut butter with cashew butter or other seed butter.

Vegan Protein Blondies

To make chickpea protein blondies Vegan, use a plant based protein powder like KOS and collagen. There’s already no milk and no eggs in this recipe.

You also want to make sure you use dairy free chocolate chips here.

How to Store Chickpea Protein Blondie Bars

This peanut butter chickpea protein blondies recipe keeps well for a meal prep dessert or post workout snack and is freezer friendly too!

Store at room temperature in an airtight container for 1-2 days or in the fridge for a week.

To freeze chickpea blondies, individually wrap in plastic wrap and place in freezer-safe zipper bags or air tight container; They should keep for 2-3 months.

More Chickpea Protein Powder Recipes

• Chickpea Cookie Dough Protein Balls – Simple & Healthy!
• Protein Chickpea Cookie Dough (Low Calorie & Sugar Free)
• Chickpea Cookie Dough Protein Bars (No Bake & Sugar Free)

More Healthy Blondie Recipes:

• Fudgy Sweet Potato Turtle Blondies
• Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Blondies (In a Blender)
• Favorite Fudgy Peanut Butter Chickpea Blondies (Gluten-free & Vegan)