Healthy Almond Butter Blondies
Soft, chewy goodness with bursts of chocolate in every bite! This healthy treat is both satisfying and filling!
Ingredients
Wet
- 1 cup medjool dates pitted
- boiling water
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons non-dairy milk
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tablespoons pure cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup natural almond butter or peanut butter
Dry
- ½ cup oat flour
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons almond flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅓ cup vegan chocolate chips I used mini
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8"x 8" pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, pour boiling water over the dates and let soak for 5-10 minutes. This will soften them.
- In a large food processor, blend the dates with a few tablespoons of "date water" (the water that was used to soak the dates) until it forms a smooth paste.
- Add the rest of the wet ingredients: milk, flax meal, maple syrup, sugar, applesauce, vanilla, and almond butter and process on high power.
- Add in the dry ingredients (except chocolate chips): oat flour, almond flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon and process. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, covering with foil for the last 5.