Chickpea Brownies

Name: Chickpea Brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients: 1 can (15 ounces) no-salt-added garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup oat flour; 1/4 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter; 1/4 cup 2% milk; 1/4 cup canola oil or unsweetened applesauce; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield 9 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

You won't taste any beans in this chickpea brownies recipe. Rich, fudgy and moist, the brownies just happen to be packed with protein and nutrients.

Ingredients

1 can (15 ounces) no-salt-added garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup oat flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter
1/4 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup canola oil or unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8-in. square baking pan with parchment paper; grease parchment.
Place garbanzo beans, sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, peanut or almond butter, milk, oil or applesauce and vanilla extract in a food processor; process until smooth. Transfer batter to prepared baking pan; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake 25-30 minutes or until just set. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts

1 brownie: 261 calories, 13g fat (2g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 234mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 3g fiber), 5g protein.

These chickpea brownies are a great way to sneak a few extra legumes into your diet. Even though our recipe calls for a whole can of chickpeas, the cocoa powder, chocolate chips and nut butter disguise them perfectly. —Julie Andrews, Rockford, Michigan

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