Hello:)
I know I have been doing a lot of recipe posts recently, but I have been on such a cooking kick lately. I’m toying with the idea of becoming vegan so I have been trying some new recipes while my mind is still considering the possibility of a lifestyle change.
If you’re anything like me, you have such a sweet tooth! I don’t think an hour goes by throughout the day that I don’t crave chocolate. Seriously, it’s a problem. I recently found this recipe for vegan cookie dough that promised to be delicious and put sweet tooth cravings to bed. The only catch, it’s made from chickpeas, yup chickpeas. I’ve made vegan brownies using black beans before and vegan fudge using dates, but never something like this. I thought I would put this recipe to the test and share with you guys what I thought.
Ingredients:
- 1 can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
- Rinse and peel chickpeas. Not going to lie, this took me quite a bit, however; taking off all of the skin ensures smooth dough. To make this easy, take a drainer and rinse the chickpeas a couple of times while moving the chickpeas around with your hands. You will start to see the skin coming off. Just pinch the skin off to separate and set peeled chickpeas aside. Once they are all peeled, rinse a couple times and then set aside on paper towels to dry.
- Blend the chickpeas, peanut butter, vanilla extract, maple syrup, cinnamon, and chia seeds in a food processor or a strong blender. I used the dough setting and blended until smooth.
- Remove dough and place into a bowl. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Enjoy:)
I actually really enjoyed this recipe. It’s pretty simple, no bake, and no oven time. The worse part is peeling the chickpeas, but you get that out of the way early on. I stored the dough in an air tight container and was able to enjoy it for a week. Guys, I’m not kidding its so delicious and it totally satisfied all of my midnight snack cravings (trust me there is a lot). I even tested it on my little brother who is such a picky eater and he loved it! Of course I forgot to mention that it wasn’t actually cookie dough and that it was made from chickpeas, but he doesn’t have to know that;)
If you end up trying this out, let me know what you and your family think of it! Also, if you have any suggestions or recommendations about what I should try out next, I’d love to hear so please share!
Lots of love
♡Jul
Recipe Source: https://www.joyfulhealthyeats.com/vegan-chickpea-cookie-dough/
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