Chickpea & Orange Blondies with no peanut butter

I created a mission for myself to create a chickpea blondie recipe with no peanut butter!

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It was harder than I expected, but I hope you like these.  Chickpeas are a great source of fibre and proteins, making them a super ingredient for something indulgent like a blondie! The orange flavouring makes these like nothing else.

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I hope you enjoy!

Makes 9 or 18 small

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Total time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients:

• 1 can chickpeas, drained (approx 240g)

• 70g pitted dates

• 100g honey

• 2 tbsp orange juice

• Zest of 1/2 orange

• 30g gluten free flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• desired amount of chocolate chips

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Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C or 160 degrees fan, gas mark 3.

2. Line a 9cm square baking tin with greaseproof paper.

3. In a food processor blend the chickpeas.

4. Add in the dates and pulse.

5. Whilst the food processor is blending, add in the honey and orange juice.

6. In a separate bowl mix the gluten free flour and zest with your fingers. 

7. Add in the baking powder and then mix into the blender.

8. Pulse until it becomes a thick batter.

9. If it s runny, add more flour.

10. Pour into the baking tin and top with chocolate chips.

11. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

12. Allow to cool and then slice into squares.

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