Deliciously fudgy and rich, these Gluten-Free Vegan Blondies are a plant-based dessert with ingredients you can feel good about eating. You'll love these chickpea blondies.
I'm the first to admit that I'll take vanilla over chocolate every time.
Don't get me wrong, my brownie recipe is good. But blondies are just something special. They're sweet and light, but still fudgy and delicious.
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What are blondies?
Blondies are just like brownies, except without the chocolate. They've got most of the same ingredients, are baked in a pan, and cut into squares. All without the chocolate - they're blonde!
They still have a delicious flavor! Blondies taste like vanilla & caramel in a fudgy bar.
These gluten free vegan blondies are a whole food plant-based version of the classic blondie.
Why I love these Vegan Blondies
- Dietary needs - this recipe is plant-based, gluten-free, oil-free, and refined sugar-free.
- Rich and fudgy - the key to a deliciously fudgy texture in plant-based baked goods is an ingredient like chickpeas or sweet potatoes that adds some density in what would have otherwise been a dry, boring bar.
- Secretly filled with fiber - I used chickpeas as the texture-making ingredient in this dish, giving the blondies a healthy serving of fiber. But you'd never know there are chickpeas in these blondies!! You can't taste them.
- Easily customizable - I made these blondies with vegan white chocolate chips but there are endless flavor possibilities. You could use regular chocolate chips, nuts, raisins - anything you'd like!
Ingredient Notes & Substitutions
- Chickpeas: chickpeas are the KEY to a fudgy blondie. You wont taste them but you'll love the texture of the finished blondies. Alternatively, use an equivalent weight of baked or steamed sweet potato - it works the same!
- Oat Flour: I used homemade oat flour, which you can make by blending rolled oats in a food processor. You can also use store-bought oat flour.
- Nut Butter: I used cashew butter. Any neutral-tasting nut butter like almond butter or mixed nut butter will work. Avoid using peanut butter unless you want peanut butter flavored blondies
- Maple Syrup: maple syrup is my go-to sweetener for baking recipes like this. BUT if you want a completely fruit-sweetened dish, you can use date syrup. Since these blondies are light in color the date syrup will turn the bars a brown/red color
- Flax Egg: a mixture of ground flaxseed and water. The flax egg does what a real egg does in baking - it helps to bind the batter together
- Vanilla Extract
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Vegan White Chocolate Chips: I used Pascha vegan white chocolate chips. To keep this recipe completely free from refined sugar use raisins or walnuts instead
How to make Gluten-Free Vegan Blondies
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8" x 8" baking pan with parchment paper.
Step 2. Add all the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a food processor and blend until smooth.
Step 3. Stir in the chips or other add-ins.
Step 4. Press the mixture the prepared baking pan and sprinkle with additional chocolate chips, if desired. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pan comes out clean and the blondies feel firm to the touch.
Step 5. Let cool at least 10 minutes before slicing. Cut into 9-16 bars. Enjoy!
FAQs & Expert Tips
I used an 8x8 pan for THICK blondies. But a 9x9 pan or even a regular cake pan works too.
This recipe uses oat flour. Oats are naturally gluten-free and are therefore a great option for those avoiding gluten.
If you are allergic to gluten, make sure to buy certified gluten-free oat flour to avoid any trace amounts of gluten that can be added to oats during processing.
Don't want to add vegan white chocolate chips? Here's a few other fun ideas:
- Raisins
- Regular chocolate chips
- Nuts: walnuts, peanuts, pistachios
- Pretzels
- Nothing! These blondies are delicious without anything added
Recipe Prayer
Jesus, thank you for sweet treats with whole food ingredients to fuel our bodies. Help us to enjoy this dessert. Amen.
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📖 Recipe
Gluten-Free Vegan Blondies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 15 Ounce Can Chickpeas drained and rinsed OR 15 Ounces Mashed Steamed Sweet Potato
- 1 Cup Homemade Oat Flour
- ½ Cup Nut Butter like mixed nut butter or cashew butter
- ½ Cup Maple Syrup
- 1 Tablespoon Flax + 2 Tablespoons Water
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ⅓ Cup Vegan White Chocolate Chips optional or equivalent amount of raisins or chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8" x 8" baking pan with parchment paper.
- Add all the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Stir in the chips or other add-ins.
- Press the mixture the prepared baking pan and sprinkle with additional chocolate chips, if desired. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pan comes out clean and the blondies feel firm to the touch.
- Let cool at least 10 minutes before slicing. Cut into 9-16 bars. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is an estimate.
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