Ultimate Protein Chickpea Blondies - Flourless, Sugar free, Vegan!
Prep Time5mins
Cook Time22mins
Total Time27mins
Servings: 162" bars
Calories: 69kcal
Course: Dessert, Post-Workout
Cuisine: American
The ultimate healthy Protein Chickpea blondies made with chickpeas, peanut butter and protein powder. With no flour and a bit of applesauce, these chickpea blondies are gluten free, sugar free and Vegan too
Ingredients
1½cupChickpeas, Drained can (390g) or Cooked from dry (110g)
½cupUnsweetened Applesauce, 120g
¼cupCreamy Peanut Butter, 64g
1scoopVanilla Protein Powder, 30g, about ⅓ cup
1tspVanilla Extract, optional; if protein powder is not strong enough
Preheat oven to 350°F and grease 8” x 8” brownie pan or baking dish.
Rinse chickpeas, place in a food processor and blend until coarse and grainy, about 10 seconds.
Add in remaining ingredients - applesauce, peanut butter, protein powder, vanilla and baking powder - and process until smooth, scraping down the sides if necessary.
Fold in chocolate chips, reserving few for the top.
Pour batter into pan, smoothen with a spatula or back of spoon and top with remaining chocolate chips.
Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the top is set and slightly cracked. Toothpick inserted into the center should come out only dry.
Remove from oven and let cool.Cut into slices and enjoy!
Notes
For extra gooey blondies, remove at 17 minutes when the center is still jiggly.
For firmer blondies, cook for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out dry.
Nutrition information is calculated using Slender Blend and Chocolate Chips recommended below.