3 Ingredient Chickpea Blondies

These chickpea blondies are a great macro friendly treat - and the recipe doesn’t require a ton of complicated ingredients! All you need is a can of chickpeas, maple syrup, nut butter, baking powder and chocolate chips. They are even loaded with 5 grams of protein per serving! Great for an afternoon pick me up or evening treat.

Tip: If you tend to experience digestive discomfort after eating chickpeas, you could try peeling the skin off of the beans before using them in this recipe and many others. As well as some relief to the digestive system, peeling the skins will create a creamier final product (the trick to super smooth hummus, too!) It’s a bit tedious of a task, but the skin just slips right off of each bean with a light pinch.

Ingredients

• 1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1/2 cup (90g) nut butter

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• Optional add ins: chocolate chips, walnuts etc.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 and coat a square baking pan with cooking spray

2. In a blender or food processor, blend chickpeas, syrup and nut butter, adding in the baking powder only at the very end

3. Fold in optional nuts or chocolate chips

4. Smooth out into baking pan then bake for 25 minutes

5. Let cool and cut into 9 pieces

Macros per serving: Cals: 177 / Protein: 5g / Carbs: 17g / Fat: 5g

Chocolate Chip & Zucchini Banana Bread

There’s nothing better than homemade banana bread and now you can have it without blowing your macro profile and get some vegetables in while you’re at it without even noticing. This is a great pre workout snack, post workout treat, dessert or all of the above!

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe banana

• 1 medium zucchini/ 1 cup shredded

• 1/3 cup applesauce

• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree

• 1/2 cup oats

• 1 cup all purpose flour

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

• Cooking spray

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp salt

• Cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 and grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.

2. Stir together flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, mash banana and add applesauce and pumpkin.

4. Add banana mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until just blended.

5. Fold in zucchini, followed by chocolate chips.

6. Scoop mixture into the loaf pan and smooth. Bake for 45 minutes.

Makes 10 servings, macros per serving: Cals: 116/ Protein: 1g/ Carbs: 21g/ Fat: 3g