March 18, 2015
Guilt-Free-Oh-So-Delicious Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies
Okay Bodyrockers: clean eating. Tough amirite?! If you're anything like the junk-food-junkie I am, you're always looking for that sweet or salty fix without compromising all the work you put in to your workouts.
What if I told you I have a magic recipe for delicious cookies loaded with protein, iron, fibre and no guilt? Sorcery! (But actually....I question it myself...) These babies are dairy, gluten and egg free - they can even be vegan friendly with a couple quick changes!
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- 2.5 cups of drained chickpeas
- 1 cup of nut butter of choice (I like a combo of Cashew and Almond butter best)
- 1/2 cup of raw honey (switch to your sweetener of choice if going vegan)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/3 tbs of pure vanilla extract
- as many 70% dark chocolate chips as your heart desires (you can use vegan chocolate chips as well!)
- Pre-heat oven to 350
- Mash chickpeas until most of the lumps and bumps are out (if you have a good blender, you can use it!)
- Add in nut butter, honey, baking powder, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir stir stir until consistency is sticky and smooth
- Add in chocolate chips and stir some more!
- Place parchment paper on a baking sheet
- With a spoon, scoop small clumps of the batter on to the baking sheet (just like you would with normal cookie dough!)
- Bake for 20-25 minutes
- Remove from oven and refrigerate (this helps them meld together better)
