These blondies have all of your favorite flavors: chocolate, peanut butter, and honey… and are healthy too! They’re a great gluten free and/or vegan dessert. 🙂
Growing up, my little sister Kathleen would always copy me. Drove me nuts! Whatever I had, she wanted. Clothes, friends, privileges, etc. Man. We’re five years apart, so in my world, this was totally awful. I considered her quite the little pest for many years… but she did too, so I guess we’re even. And let’s not even get into bathroom wars. Can any other sisters relate?! 🙂
Thankfully, today Kathleen and I aren’t antagonistic towards each other anymore, and Ben and I love to hang out with Kathleen and her husband Grant. Too bad we live five hours apart! Kathleen copied me a year or so ago and made her own food blog, Two Happy Bellies. For pretty much the first time ever [in older sister speak], this copying benefited me as I could finally see all her yummy recipes in one place! Before, she’d just email/Facebook/instagram/pin them to me. Now it’s my turn to copy her with these delicious blondies!
These blondies are the closest thing to a healthy dessert you can have without it being fruit or something else super natural [read: WEIRD]. There’s no flour, white sugar, oil, or butter in them… they’re gluten free, and can be made vegan in a snap. The chickpea base may weird some people out, but if you don’t tell ’em, they probably won’t even know. #totallyserious These blondies are completely delicious though, and are so simple to make that they’re sure to become part of your regular rotation. Enjoy y’all!
P.S. I just realized that my sister is the ultimate copycat… she copies me, and her nickname is Kat. Get it?!?? CopyKat! Lol I crack myself up. I should go now. 🙂 Love ya booboo!
one year ago: Eggplant Potato Frittata
two years ago: Baked Flounder
three years ago: Brown Sugar Fruit Dip
Dark Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Blondies - Gluten Free, Vegan Option
from Two Happy Bellies
- 1 can [15 oz] garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup peanut butter [or other nut butter]
- 1/3 cup honey [or pure maple syrup or agave nectar for vegan option]
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3.5 oz dark chocolate bar, chopped or broken into chunks OR 1/3 cup plus 2 tbsp chocolate chips [regular or vegan]
The Pajama Chef 
I can’t turn down blondies that have dark chocolate chunks in them!
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thanks jessica!
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I’ve always wanted to try the beans in sweets, these look so fudgy and perfect!
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i was pleasantly surprised! i’ve had black bean brownies, but i always consider black beans to be smoother than chickpeas. this worked though!
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Yep my sister & I were definitely guilty of the same…except opposite! She’s older, but she copies me, I swear! She’s yet to make a food blog, though (knock on wood!). I’m sure both of you agreed that these blondies were amazing.
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haha that’s hilarious! thanks 🙂
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My sister is 6 years younger, and she does copy me (although does not like to admit it!). We luckily still live in the same town. This is a really great recipe she shared, love all the healthy ingredients. Yum!
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I will have to be honest. These look waaaaaaaaaaaaay tooooooooooooooo good to be healthy. I can’t believe you made something that has all the ‘main’ ingredients left out. Awesome. Well awesome for copy’Kat’ anyway. Meow.
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i know, right?!? 🙂 thanks carol!
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haha I can totally relate! My sister is 4 years younger than me and I used to think she was such a pest for wanting to do everything I did, etc.!
And these look awesome – I have wanted to try baking with chickpeas for the longest time now!
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oh, the joys of being an older sister. 🙂 thanks ashley- you should definitely try a chickpea based dessert!
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I’ve been meaning to try chickpea blondies for forever–I must!! (and cute story about your sis :))
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thank you, natalie!
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