Chickpea Blondies

Ingredients

• Chickpeas

  raw

  15 oz or 425g

• Almond butter

  unsalted

  ¼ cup or 63g

• Canola oil

  high stability, non-trans, high oleic (70%)

  3 tbsp or 42g

• Vanilla extract

  1 ½ tsp or 6g

• Egg

  whole

  2 large or 100g

• Granulated sugar

  white

  ⅓ cup or 67g

• Brown sugar

  ⅓ cup packed or 73g

• Salt

  table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Baking powder

  double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate

  ½ tsp or 2g

• White chocolate

  ½ cup chips or 85g

Directions

1. Wets: In a food processor, puree chickpeas into a fine powder consistency. Pulse in the almond butter, oil, and vanilla util smooth. Add eggs and pulse a few times to combine
2. Dries: In a separate bowl, mix together the sugars, salt, and baking powder.
3. Mix: Mix the wets and the dries, then stir in white chocolate. Preheat oven to 375F (175C).
4. Bake: Pour into a parchment-lined pan (8 x 8 in -ish), and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until sides are firm and beginning to brown (a toothpick may still come out sticky). Allow to cool before cutting.
5. Recipe by: Sarah Bond (source: https://www.liveeatlearn.com/chickpea-blondies/)