Description
These blondies are so good that you would never know there were beans in there. The combination of beans, oats, and dates means they're packed with fiber. They contain only healthy fats from the nuts, and are free of any refined sugars. These blondies are super rich, fudgy, the right amount of sweet, gluten free and vegan, and only 100 calories. Use sunflower or pumpkin seed butter to make them nut free too. For more date and bean based desserts, see my Black Bean Date Brownies and Dual Buan Date Brookies. You can also check out any of my other brownie recipes
Time
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$0.17
Ingredients
Serving(s)
- 2 x 15.5 oz can Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup Oat flour
- 32 pitted Dates
- 1/2 cup Natural peanut butter
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 cup Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
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- Preheat your oven to 350F, line a 9x13" baking pan with parchment paper, and lightly spray it with oil. Drain and rinse your beans
- Place the rest of the ingredients and blend until a smooth batter forms
- Transfer the batter to the pan. Using a silicone spatula, smooth out the batter. Lightly wetting your fingers and using your hands to spread it to all sides make it easier and stick less. Optionally, top with chocolate chips
- Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out fairly clean. A few crumbs left is generally ok. The blondies will firm up much more as they cool, so they should look a bit underdone
- Let cool totally in the fridge for a few hours (ideally overnight) before slicing and enjoying
Notes
- If you don't already have oat flour, you can just blend up quick or rolled oats in your food processor. Make sure to grind up the oats on their own, as they won't get fully blended if you do it with everything else
- For a nut free replacement, you can use the same amount by weight (128 g) of any seed butter (pumpkin seed or sunflower seed), or an overripe banana
- The batter should be very thick. My 8 cup food processor could barely fit the whole batter and blend it together
- These blondies are naturally sweetened with dates. Using the same amount by weight of raisins or figs would also work as a replacement for dates. For a lower sugar option, replace both the dates and the milk with overripe bananas, about 3 large or 330 g
Nutrition Facts
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Total Fat: 3.4g (4 %)
Saturated Fat: 0.5g (2 %)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.8g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.6g
Cholesterol: 0mg (0 %)
Sodium: 97mg (4 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 14.3g (5 %)
Fiber: 2.8g (10 %)
Net Carbs: 11.5g
Total Sugar: 7.2g
Protein: 3.3g (7 %)
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Vitamin B12: 0.0mcg (0 %)
Vitamin D: 0.03mcg (0 %)
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Calcium: 28mg (2 %)
Iron: 0.51mg (3 %)
Magnesium: 24mg (6 %)
Potassium: 131mg (3 %)
Sources of Inspiration
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