Healthy gingerbread blondies
It can be so hard to find healthy snacks at Christmas time. These healthy gingerbread blondies tick all the boxes. Made with chickpeas and nut butter they’re packed full of protein making a delicious and nutritious snack.
Ingredients
- 75 g oats
- 240 g tinned chickpeas drained and rinsed (1 standard tin)
- 170 g cashew butter or peanut or almond butter
- 75 g maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 2 pieces of stem ginger chopped (optional)
- 1 tablespoon syrup from the jar of stem ginger optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (fan)/200°C/gas mark 6.
- Grease a 20cm square baking tin and line with non-stick baking paper.
- Place 75g oats in your food processor and grind until you have a rough, flour-like consistency.
- Add 400g tinned chickpeas, 170g nut butter, 75g maple syrup, 2 teaspoon ground ginger, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, 2 pieces of chopped stem ginger and 1 tablespoon syrup from the ginger jar (optional). Pulse until well combined.
- Scrape out into the baking tin and smooth the top.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the tin and then cut into squares.
Notes
Nutritional value is approximate and is intended as a guide.
Nutrition
Calories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 7gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 92mgPotassium: 236mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 2mg
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