Healthy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Blondies
These gluten free chocolate chip pumpkin blondies are the perfect healthy treat this holiday season. Made with chickpeas, oat flour, and maple syrup, they are dairy free and refined sugar free. This allergy friendly fall dessert is easy to make and sure to please!
Servings 9 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas rinsed and drained
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup oil olive, melted coconut or melted butter works
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup oat flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips or a mix of chopped chocolate and chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper.
- Combine the chickpeas, pumpkin, oil, syrup, egg, and vanilla in a high speed blender or food processor and blend on medium high until smooth.
- Add the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and soda, and salt and blend again until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spread batter evenly in the baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let blondies cool before slicing and enjoying with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!