Healthy Chickpea Blondies

Our neighborhood puts out a monthly magazine with local happenings, articles, neighborhood pet bios, etc. This month they included a recipe for "healthy chickpea blondies" by one of the residents that shares heathy eating tips (check her out on Instagram @callascleaneats) and I figured what the heck, I like chickpeas and I like blondies so I'll bite. (Literally).

Ingredients:

• 1 15 oz. can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1/3 cup + 2 T. maple syrup
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup oat flour (you can just blend rolled oats in a high-speed blender)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients except chocolate chips to food processor and blend.
2. Stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Spread batter evenly in a parchment lined 8x8" dish.
4. Bake at 350' for 20-22 minutes.

My notes:

*I made oat flour by putting oatmeal in the food processor and grinding it up before adding the other ingredients. 

*didn't have almond butter so substituted peanut butter

*at 22 minutes these were still really soft, and I couldn't cut them. Put back in the oven for a few more minutes and they were still soft. I found that after they cooled down tho they were much easier to cut. Even if yours end up too soft you can totally eat them with a spoon and they taste really good - presentation isn't as pretty hahaha but flavor is there!