Vegan chickpea brownies
These vegan chickpea brownies are a perfect dessert or snack, or even breakfast! They are easy to make, but the result will impress you (it is already impressive that we can make brownies out of chickpeas). Besides them being delicious, the brownies are also sugar-free and gluten-free!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chickpeas canned or home cooked
- 1 cup dates seeds removed
- 3/4 cup oat flour
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 1/2 cup peanut butter crunchy or creamy
- 3/4 cup plant-based milk I used rice milk
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/3 tsp salt
- almond flakes or another topping of choice, like chocolate chips
Instructions
- Rinse and drain well the chickpeas to eliminate the salt and other flavors.
- Add into a food processor all the ingredients except the almond flakes: the chickpeas, dates, oat flour, cacao powder, peanut butter, plant-based milk, baking powder, and salt.
- Blend for a couple of minutes until the batter is smooth and creamy. Scrab on the sides of the food processor if needed.
- Brush a brownie pan with the dimensions 8x8 or something similar with oil (I used coconut oil). Otherwise, use parchment paper. Add the batter into the pan and spread it evenly.
- Add your favorite toppings (I used almond flakes).
- Into a preheated oven to 175 C/350 F, insert the brownie and bake for about 35 minutes.
- Let the brownie cool completely before serving. For the best result, place it in the fridge and serve the next day. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Substitute the peanut butter with another nut/seed butter of choice.
- Use another gluten-free flour instead of oat flour, like buckwheat flour or almond flour.
- Sprinkle the brownie with chocolate chips, almond flakes, chopped nuts, seeds.
- Add more dates (1 1/3 cup) if you like very sweet desserts.