Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies

So excited for you to try these gluten-free Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies!

They are a new favorite treat and we can not get enough!

They are fudgy (with a cake-like option), chocolaty and SO YUMMY!

BUT … they are made with a can of chickpeas (which I promise you will not taste at all — you can ask my taste testers!), so they are also secretly packed with nutrients!

And because the chickpeas act as the flour here, they are are naturally gluten-free and grain-free!

And the best part of these recipe is that there is an option to make them fudgy or more cakey with the addition of just one ingredient — chickpea flour!

Without the chickpea flour, you get a fudgy blondie, like  the photo on the left, or with the chickpea flour you get a more cakey blondie, like the photo on the right.

BOTH are unreal! Great flavor (not chickpea flavor at all!) and amazing texture!

And it is a quick and easy recipe!

Before we get to the ingredients, I want to point out that there is a cooking video on this page so you can see how easy it is to make.

And as with all our recipes, there is a printable recipe with exact measurements and directions at the bottom of the page.

So let’s make the Gluten-Free Chocate Chip Chickpea Blondies!

You’ll need just 10 or 11 ingredients in total (depending on fudgy or cakier option):

1 15oz can cooked chickpeas

butter or dairy-free butter

almond butter (or nut/seed butter of choice)

eggs

sugar

vanilla extract

baking powder

baking soda

salt

chickpea flour (optional)

semi-sweet chocolate chips

The only difference is that the cake-like option uses chickpea flour.

I have used a variety of canned chickpea brands but the only chickpea flour I’ve used is Bob’s Red Mill. And I love it because it has a great texture and no smell or after taste.

The batter comes together in one bowl, in 6 easy steps and takes about 15 minutes:

1. In a large mixing bowl, mix the chickpeas for about 4–5 minutes until mashed, combined and almost a paste.
2. Mix in butter and almond butter or nut/ seed butter of choice.
3. Mix in eggs.
4. Mix in sugar and vanilla extract.
5. Mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt and chickpea flour if using.
6. Stir in chocolate chips, and that’s it!

Then all you do is spread into a baking pan, top with additional chocolate chips and bake!

After 30 minutes, your kitchen will smell amazing and you’ll have perfect chocolate chip blondies!

While you will be tempted to eat them right away, let them cool in the pan for 45 minutes so they can set.

If you want to rush the process as I have, after about 30 minutes, lift the parchment out and move to a wire baking rack to continue cooling.

Then slice into 16 squares and enjoy!

Slicing Pro Tip: when slicing blondies or brownies, they often crumble… to minimize crumbling, slice using a plastic knife — it will minimize any sticking and crumbling.

You will have the most amazing tasting chocolate chip blondies!

No one will guess they are made with chickpeas but you can enjoy knowing that they have some extra nutrients!

They will have the best flavor, lots of chocolate chips and whether you opt for the fudgier or more cake-like texture, both are delish! All my taste testers raved about all the versions!

Hope you love them too!

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