Chickpea Brownies
Soft, fudgy brownies made with blended chickpeas, peanut butter, cocoa and maple syrup.
Storing and Planning Ahead
Keeps in the fridge for 4 days.
Making Chickpea Brownies
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Heat the oven to 175°C / 345°F and line a 20 cm square tin. Rinse and drain the chickpeas.
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Blend the chickpeas, peanut butter, maple syrup, eggs and vanilla for 2 minutes until smooth.
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Stir in the cocoa and baking powder, then fold in 50 g of the chocolate chips. Spread in the tin and press the remaining chips into the top.
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Bake for 28 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes, chill and cut into 16.
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A Few Pointers
- Rinse and drain the chickpeas.
- Blend until perfectly smooth.
- If your oven runs hot, check at 22 minutes.
- Chill before cutting.
Some Background
It is a brownie for a gathering where someone has asked what is in it, and someone else has said they would rather not know. The chickpeas supply the body, and the peanut butter hides any beany note.
Rinse the chickpeas well, to wash off the liquid they were packed in, and drain them thoroughly. Blend them with the peanut butter, maple syrup and eggs for 2 minutes until the mixture is as smooth as cake batter. Taste the batter before baking. If you can taste chickpea, blend for another minute and add a spoonful of cocoa.
Stir in the cocoa and baking powder and fold in most of the chocolate chips. Spread in a lined 20 cm tin and press the last chips into the top.
Bake at 175°C / 345°F for 28 minutes. The surface should be dry and the centre just set. Cool in the tin for 30 minutes and chill before cutting, as these brownies firm up considerably.
What to Put Next to It
Cold milk · Banana slices · Hot coffee · Vanilla ice cream
Questions About Chickpea Brownies
How long does Chickpea Brownies take to make?
15 minutes of preparation and 28 minutes of cooking, plus 30 minutes of chilling, so allow 1 hour 13 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 16.
Chickpea Brownies Nutrition
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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