Recipe: Easy Chickpea Blondies

We love these delicious chickpea blondies, with the recipe created by our talented chef Jo! A scrumptious treat, these blondies are a great vegan alternative to traditional blondies. This is a super easy snack that can easily be packed into lunchboxes or stored at home for a delightful dessert option.

Ingredients:

1600g tinned chickpeas drained and rinsed and towel dried

170g nut or seed butter

480ml maple syrup

8tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

2tsp sea salt

160g almond meal

240g vegan choc chips

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line brownie trays with paper

2. Drain and pat chickpeas dry. Then in batches place in food processor with all other ingredients except almond meal and choc chips

3. Blend on high speed until no lumps are left

4. Add in almond flour and blend for 30 seconds to incorporate evenly

5. Place in a large bowl and repeat this process until all ingredients are blended

6. Fold chocolate chips through the chick pea mixture reserving a few handfuls to sprinkle on top of blondies before they go in oven

7. Bake 20-30 mins until golden , however this could take 45 mins, just keep rotating them in oven and insert a skewer to test if they are cooked

8. Cool 15 mins in pan then carefully transfer to rack for cooling

9. Cool on bench for at least 1 hour and then ideally in fridge overnight before slicing.

Recipe by Jo Lines, Sustainable Play Chef

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