Chickpea Blondies Recipe
Updated Dec 15, 2025
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These healthy peanut butter chickpea blondies are gluten-free, dairy-free, refined-sugar free and vegan friendly! Made with chickpeas but you’d never know it, they’re a delicious healthy dessert recipe.
I am a firm believer in eating dessert every day – but I also really love fueling my body with healthy foods. So, I love making treats that taste indulgent but are actually good for you – like these peanut butter chickpea blondies.
Using beans instead of flour adds protein and fiber and makes these peanut butter chickpea blondies naturally gluten free (just like in my black bean brownies recipe).
They’re so easy to make in the blender in 5 minutes (or less), and then all you have to do is bake and let them cool (just a little) before you enjoy them.
These chickpea blondies are the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth without derailing your health goals. They’re dairy free and don’t contain eggs – so they’re perfect for friends with unique dietary needs.
Chickpea Blondies: Ingredients & Substitutions
Room temperature ingredients
These chickpea blondies blend the easiest when all the ingredients are at room temperature. If you’re using a solid peanut butter, I recommend melting it a bit before putting it in your blender. Rinse the chickpeas with warm water, and let the milk warm up to room temperature too.
- Chickpeas. Great Northern Beans (white beans, Cannellini beans) also work well in this recipe.
- Peanut butter. use any nut or seed butter in place of peanut butter including almond butter, cashew butter, etc.
- Honey. maple syrup is a great choice if you want vegan chickpea blondies.
- Coconut sugar. you can use light brown sugar or granulated sugar in place of coconut sugar.
- Almond milk. Any non-dairy or regular dairy-full milk can be used in this recipe. I have also used non-dairy creamer.
How to Make Chickpea Blondies
This chickpea blondies recipe is easy to make. It only takes 5 minutes to put together and 30 minutes to bake. Which means that you can have a delicious dessert ready to go in no time.
Start by putting all the ingredients (except the chocolate chips) into the container of your Vitamix (or other high-powered blender or food processor).
Then blend, starting on low speed and increasing to high speed until the batter is smooth. Make sure all your ingredients are room temperature for easy blending. You may need to use a tamper, or pause and scrape down the sides then continue blending.
Next, stir in the chocolate chips by hand into the batter. Or, you can pulse the blender a time or two to mix them in – but it will also chop up the chocolate into smaller pieces.
Then, spread the batter evenly into an 8×8″ baking dish. Either line it with parchment paper or lightly grease the baking dish.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the top is set and the edges are lightly browned. Then, let cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving. You can cut the chickpea blondies into 9 or 16 squares depending on your preferred size.
They’re best served slightly warm, but I also actually really love them cold!
Store/Freeze
Store leftover chickpea blondies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months. Reheat in the microwave or oven or enjoy them cold (they are delicious cold too).
Chickpea Blondies Reipe FAQs
Yes, double it and bake it in a 9×13″ pan for 30-35 minutes.
No, you can omit the chocolate chips or use a different add -in like dried fruit, nuts, etc.
No, not at all! The peanut butter, honey, chocolate chips and vanilla completely mask any bean taste, leaving you with rich, fudgy blondies.
No, you don’t need to remove the skin, especially if you are using a high-powered blender.
Yes absolutely, I almost always use natural peanut butter in this recipe. Since it’s liquid at room temperature it blends easier.
Yes! Since they’re made with chickpeas instead of flour, these blondies are naturally gluten-free!
Yes, since there are no eggs this recipe is very easy to make vegan. Just use
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Peanut Butter Chickpea Blondies
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Ingredients
- 15 ounces chickpeas (rinsed and drained, or 1 ¼ cups cooked chickpeas)
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey (or maple syrup)
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 Tablespoon milk (almond, coconut, whole)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius). Grease an 8" or 9" glass baking pan and set aside.
- Put all ingredients except for chocolate chips into the container high-powered blender or food processor fitted with the "S" blade.
- Blend, starting on low speed and increasing to high, until smooth and creamy. You may need to use the tamper to push the ingredients into the blades.
- Once smooth, stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
- Evenly spread the batter into the prepared baking dihs.
- Sprinkle ¼ cup chocolate chips on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until the top is set and the edges are just lightly golden brown.
- Remove from the oven, and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
- Let cool for at least 30 minutes, then cut and enjoy.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. You can eat them cold or warm in the microwave for 15 seconds to regain the fresh-from-the-oven deliciousness!
Notes
- Chickpeas. Great Northern Beans (white beans, Cannellini beans) also work well in this recipe.
- Peanut butter. use any nut or seed butter in place of peanut butter including almond butter, cashew butter, etc.
- Honey. maple syrup is a great choice if you want vegan chickpea blondies.
- Coconut sugar. you can use light brown sugar or granulated sugar in place of coconut sugar.
- Almond milk. Any non-dairy or regular dairy-full milk can be used in this recipe. I have also used non-dairy creamer.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Hi Laura! Just made these this afternoon and they look fantastic! I put them in a smaller sized pan (6×8 I believe) so they’d be good and thick! Can’t wait to dig in .. They’re cooling now. I’ll be sure to post a pic on Instagram at some point and tag you in them!
Hey Elizabeth! Thank you so much! It makes me so happy when people try the goodies I share on this little blog! 🙂 I hope you love them!! And making them deep dish is GENIUS! Looking forward too seeing pics of that Oooey Gooey, deep dish, chocolatey goodness! 🙂
Hi.. This recipe looks delicious. Did I miss the nutritional information? Specifically calories per serving. TIA.
Hey Steph! I do not include nutritional information on my recipes! 🙂
Hey Laura, these sound amazing and I can’t wait to try them! I have a bit of a sweet tooth and love substituting with healthier alternatives. I was wondering if you’ve ever frozen them to save for later? Do they taste just as well?
Hey Hannah!! I actually can’t say that they have ever lasted long enough for me to freezer for later! 🙂 I honestly haven’t tried freezing any of my bean-based desserts! I have a batch of them in the oven right now though, so I will stick one in there and give it a whirl and let you know how it goes!
Oh great, thank you! 🙂
Hey Hannah! I just ate the bar that I put in the freezer last week! It was good…not as great like it is fresh from the oven…but I was pleasantly surprised! I recommend reheating in the microwave on a low power for about 30 seconds…or just leave at room temperature until it’s thawed and then microwave for 5-10 seconds!
Good to know! Thanks for trying it out. That way I can make them to save for later 🙂
I’ve already made a batch in the meantime to bring to dinner with friends and we all loved them! No need to freeze anything from that batch 😉
Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Baking with beans is great! Chickpeas, white kidney beans and black beans are the best. I love chickpea blondies and these look perfect! Looking forward to making a batch this weekend!!
I couldn’t agree more!! 🙂 Who know beans could taste so great in sweet treats?! I hope you enjoy them! Please report back if you test drive this recipe! 🙂
Can you believe that I have never heard of the chickpea/peanut butter baking combo? I am definitely trying these because I too am a lover of peanut butter AND chickpeas!
Oh geeze you have some lost time to make up for! Get baking lady! 😉 🙂
These look so delicious! Even better that they are healthy! 🙂
Thanks Cara! 🙂
Love this recipe SO SO much!! I haven’t made chickpea based cookies in FOREVER so I’ll definitely be giving these a try soon!
Thanks so much Liz! I LOVE baking with chickpeas!!! 🙂 Let me know if you give them a whirl!
Can you substitute canned chickpeas with chickpea flour!
I do not recommend substitution chickpeas for chickpea flour!
If you want to live healthy, you must eat healthy. On this healthy peanut butter blondies, your cravings for peanut and butter will be satisfy in this recipe. Enjoying a dessert like this after your meal will sure to make you healthy and satisfied on this recipe.
I agree! I love satisfying cravings with healthy, nutritious foods! 🙂 We shouldn’t have to deprive ourselves….we can enjoy life and the food we eat without sacrificing our health!
I love this! Such a great recipe and love that you made it a healthy alternative. Pinned, Yummed, & Tweeted!! 🙂
Thank you Angela!! I hope you enjoy them! 🙂
I just love this recipe. I love the healthy spin you put on these delicious blondies! So good! Pinning, sharing on my FB, and stumbleing for you! Have a great week!:):)
Thanks so much Ilka! I’m so glad you love it!!! It’s one of my faves and definitely a staple in my house! 🙂 I hope you have an amazing week!!!