Vegan Chickpea Blondies with Oat Flour

Name: Vegan Chickpea Blondies with Oat Flour
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 15.5 ounces chickpeas (drained and rinsed); 1/2 cup oat flour; 1/2 cup peanut butter; 1/3 cup maple syrup; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chocolate chips (divided)

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You would never know there are chickpeas in these sweet fudgy Vegan Chickpea Blondies with Oat Flour.

Chickpea Blondies stacked on a plate and in a baking dish in the background.

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I love sneaking healthy ingredients into recipes where you don't know that they're in there.

These Vegan Chickpea Blondies with Oat Flour have not only chickpeas but peanut butter and oat flour as well. They are a filling snack or dessert.

Chickpeas make a great addition to bars because they add a creamy texture as well as help to hold the bars together.

These are pretty much foolproof. I've made Pumpkin Chickpea Blondies and Trail Mix Blondies as well because they are so easy.

Another recipe to try is my Vegan 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies.

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❤️ Why You'll Love Them
🧾 Ingredients
📖 Variations / Additions
🔪 Instructions
💭 Tips
👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
🍪 Other Vegan Desserts
📋 Recipe
💬 Comments

❤️ Why You'll Love Them

They are sweet and rich.
Made with chickpeas, they are healthier than regular blondies.
They're a foolproof recipe.

🧾 Ingredients

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans): Make the blondies fudgy and moist. Adds protein.
Oat flour: I used oat flour, but you could also use gluten-free 1:1 baking flour or almond flour. You can make oat flour by grinding rolled oats in a food processor or Nutribullet with the milling blade.
Peanut butter: Adds more protein and acts as a binder.
Maple syrup: Adds sweetness. You could also use agave syrup or my easy homemade date paste recipe, which I tried with these and they turned out just as good.
Baking powder: Give them a little lift and a lighter texture.
Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors.
Salt: Enhances sweetness. I like to use sea salt.
Chocolate chips: Adds a sweet chocolaty flavor. You could also use dark chocolate baking chunks.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

📖 Variations / Additions

Almond butter, cashew butter, another nut butter or sunflower seed butter
Roasted and salted peanuts, dried cranberries or raisins, and pumpkin seeds to make trail mix blondies
Almond flour or another flour

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🔪 Instructions

Ingredients in a food processor before and after mixing.

Step 1: Add ingredients to a food processor.

Step 2: Mix until smooth and creamy.

Ingredients in a food processor with chocolate chips being folded in.

Step 3: Fold in chocolate chips, reserving ¼ cup for the top.

Chickpea Blondies in a baking dish before and after being baked.

Step 4: Oil or line a baking dish with parchment paper. Spread the mixture into the baking dish. Sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips on top and push them into the bars.

Step 5: Bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.

💭 Tips

If you have a peanut allergy you could use another nut butter or a seed butter.
As always, taste as you go. You may want more salt than I've included or less chocolate chips. Just keep in mind wet-to-dry ingredient ratios. If you want more maple syrup, for example, you will be adding more moisture.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge. They will last about a week if you can control yourself!
For Edible Chickpea Cookie Dough, leave out the baking powder and use ½ cup maple syrup.