Let me just tell you how frigging amazing these Chocolate Chickpea Brownies are! They are everything they sound like and more 😉 They are gooey, chocolatey, and rich! The perfect healthy dessert!
I have found that the consistency of chickpeas is perfect for baking when you don't want to use flour.
Ingredients for the brownies
- 1 can of chickpeas, drained
- 2 overripe bananas
- 1 cup of oats
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup of semi-sweet dark chocolate chips - feel free to add more chocolate chips sprinkled on top
- ½ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp of nut milk
- chopped walnuts
- powdered sugar to make them look pretty 🙂
- cooking spray
Step-by Step instructions for this healthy dessert
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 350º.
Step 2 - In a blender, add chickpeas, bananas, oats, salt, egg, and vanilla extract and blend until it forms a smooth consistency.
Step 3 - In a small saucepan on low heat add chocolate chips, cocoa powder and, and nut milk and cook until powder is blended into chips and the chips are melted.
Step 4 - Whisk slowly and often, making sure the chips don't burn. Remove from heat and add the chickpea blend into the saucepan and stir until well combined.
Step 5 - Spray a 9 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray and add the brownie batter. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until cooked through.
Step 6 - Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
Cookware for this healthy desset
You will need a blender. I have the Ninja and have owned it for 7 years and never had a problem. You can get one for yourself here -Ninja Blender! You will also need a 9 x 9 inch baking pan and a small saucepan.
Chocolate Chickpea Brownies
Equipment
- blender
- small pot
- 9 x 9 inch square baking pan
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas drained
- 2 over ripe bananas
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp nut milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a blender add chickpeas, bananas, oats, salt, egg, and vanilla extract and blend until it forms a smooth consistency.
- In a small pot on low heat add chocolate chips, cocoa powder, and nut milk. Cook until powder is blended in and chocolate chips are melted. Whisk slowly, often, to make sure the chocolate doesn't burn.
- Remove from heat and pour in the chickpea mixture and stir until well combined.
- Spray a 9 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray and add the brownies batter.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until cooked through.
- Let cool completely and then cut into squares before serving!
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