Choc-chip blondies (with oats & chickpeas)
An indulgent treat made from wholesome ingredients - chickpeas, oats, peanut butter & banana.
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas about 1.5 cups cooked chickpeas
- 1/2 cup oats gluten-free if necessary
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 med ripe banana
- 1/4 cup peanut butter or any nut butter or tahini
- 1/4 cup honey / sugar / granulated sweetener of choice honey is good for extra flavour
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- If needed: splash of any milk (up to 1/4 cup) if your batter is too thick to blend
- 1/3 cup chocolate-chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas very well. This will ensure that your end product does not have a 'beany' taste.
- Blend all of the ingredients, except for the choc-chips, together in a powerful blender until completely smooth. If the batter is struggling to blend, add a splash of milk.
- Stir in the choc-chips, reserving a few for decorating. Pour the mixture into a prepared oven dish, about 20 X 20 cm (or two smaller 15 X 15 cm pans).
- Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from the oven. A knife inserted in the center WILL NOT come out clean. Let them cool for about 30 minutes before cutting, they will firm up but stay nice and moist on the inside.
- Cut into 12 squares and serve! P.S. These squares also freeze very well.
Notes
Nutritional info per square: 117 kcal; 4.2 g fat; 18 g carb; 8 g sugar; 2 g fiber; 3.2 g protein.
These values are based on the assumption that honey was used.