Bready or Not Original: Chickpea Almond Butter Blondies
These lightened-up blondies use chickpeas as a base, but trust me, you can't tell they are there. These are just sweet enough with an additional crunch from pecans.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: bars, chickpeas
Author: Beth Cato
Ingredients
3Tablespoonsunsalted butter
3/4cuplight brown sugarpacked
2large eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
15ozunsalted chickpeasaka garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
3Tablespoonsalmond butter
2Tablespoonsmilkor half & half
1/3cupwhite whole wheat flour
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1/3cupchopped pecans
Instructions
Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Line an 8x8 or 9x9 pan with aluminum foil and apply nonstick spray or butter.
Using a small saucepan, brown the butter, stirring often. Transfer to a bowl to cool for 15 minutes. Whisk in brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
Place chickpeas, almond butter, and milk in a food processor, and mix until smooth, scraping down the sides often. Stir the chickpea mixture into the butter mixture.
Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl and whisk together. Stir dry mix into the chickpeas. Fold in the pecans.
Pour batter into ready pan. Bake for 25 to 27 minutes, until it passes the toothpick test in the middle.
Cool in pan for hour or two. Use foil to lift blondies onto cutting board to slice into pieces. Store in a sealed container, with waxed paper between layers, at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 3 days. Bars also can be frozen for later enjoyment.