Chickpeas in desserts? I wouldn’t say no 😋 It might take some getting used to, but you should definitely give it a try! Chickpea flour is perfect as a gluten-free baking alternative for savoury and sweet dishes and gives blondies a beautiful golden brown colour. In addition, chickpeas provide approx. 20% protein, including a particularly high proportion of essential amino acids. This makes the little powerhouses very suitable as a little snack in between meals. 💪 Refined with pomegranate seeds, the Blondies taste even a little juicier and sweeter. 🥰 You’ll find more information about chickpeas below.
Have fun trying them out! ❤
Chickpea Blondies with Pomegranate Seeds
ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 250 g chickpea flour
- 1 package of tartaric baking powder
- 60 g coconut blossom sugar
- 100 g pomegranate seeds
- 30 g cacao nibs
- 30 g coconut oil
- 180 ml oat drink
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla powder or ground tonka bean
instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180° C top and bottom heat.
- Mix the chickpea flour with baking powder and coconut blossom sugar.
- Peel the bananas, mash them with a fork and add to the flour mixture.
- Warm up the coconut oil and add to the flour mixture along with the oat drink.
- Mix with a hand mixer until a homogeneous mass is formed.
- Add the salt and vanilla powder or tonka bean and mix well again.
- Fold in 70 g pomegranate seeds and then pour the batter into a greased or baking paper-lined brownie tin. Optionally, line a baking tray with baking paper, separate half with aluminium foil and spread the batter evenly on one half of the baking tray.
- Sprinkle 30 g pomegranate seeds and 30 g cacao nibs over the batter. Then place in the centre of the oven and bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown.
- When the blondies are ready, remove from the oven and let it cool down.
- Remove from the tin, divide into 12 equal pieces and enjoy.
This recipe is
vegan / gluten-free / without refined sugar
References:
- Course book healthy nutrition by Ingeborg Münzing-Ruef
- https://www.zentrum-der-gesundheit.de/artikel/huelsenfruechte/kichererbsen