Our recipe for fudgy chickpea blondies – vegan, quick, easy to make, and with extra protein!
If you're looking for a tasty, healthy, vegan, and protein-packed snack, you're in the right place! Our protein chickpea blondies don’t taste like chickpeas or legumes at all – we promise! They’ll remind you more of a fudgy chocolate chip cookie dough. And the best part? They’re super easy to bake!
Ingredients for fudgy protein chickpea blondies:
- 400g chickpeas from a can or jar, drained and well-rinsed
- 60g oats (or ground oats)
- 70ml agave syrup or maple syrup
- 125g peanut butter (alternative: almond or cashew butter)
- 60g WAM protein powder (Banana Bread flavour)
- 100ml plant milk (e.g. oat milk)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 75g dark chocolate chips (plus a few extra for sprinkling)
How to make chickpea blondies:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan/gas mark 4).
- Rinse the chickpeas very well and drain them. This step is important to get rid of the typical chickpea flavour.
- Blend all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips in a food processor until smooth. If you don’t have a food processor, you can first blend the chickpeas and oats in a tall container with a hand blender and then mix with the remaining ingredients. The batter should be sticky and dense – don’t add more plant milk!
- Fold in the chocolate chunks and press the mixture into a lined baking tin. Smooth the top and sprinkle with extra chocolate chips if desired.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until the blondies are golden on top. Check with a skewer: the batter should stay fudgy!
- Remove the blondies from the oven and let them cool completely before cutting them into equal squares.
Why this vegan chickpea blondies recipe is perfect:
- High in protein: Thanks to the combination of chickpeas and our WAM protein, these blondies are not just a sweet treat, but also an excellent protein source, perfect for building muscle.
- Vegan: This recipe is fully vegan, making it suitable for all diets.
- Sweet but without refined sugar: Instead of refined sugar, we use agave or maple syrup.
Extra tips and storage
If you have any leftovers (though we doubt it!), you can store the blondies in an airtight container in the fridge. They’ll stay fresh and fudgy for several days.
- For fudgy blondies with less fat, you can replace some of the peanut butter with applesauce.
- You can also swap the chocolate chunks for nuts or dried fruit if you prefer.
- Add cocoa powder to turn these into delicious chickpea brownies!
Our protein chickpea blondies are the perfect snack for anyone looking for a sweet treat that's high in protein and made with healthy ingredients. They’re easy to make, super fudgy, and ideal for a quick, nutritious dessert or snack between meals. Try them out and let us know what you think!
