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Flourless Vegan & Gluten-Free Carob Chip Blondies!

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No matter how healthy we try to be, sometimes you just have to have a snack. So why not make that snack a healthy one?!  I enjoy eating baby carrot sticks and having an apple when I have midday or late night cravings but there are times where it just doesn’t feel as fulfilling as having a big slice of cake or a giant fudgy chocolate bar.  Keep reading for the recipe to this super delicious, cake-brownie-like treat that will give you the same ‘sugary sweet’ satisfaction minus the massive amount of guilt (oh and its super easy too!)

So I found this recipe originally containing a few different ingredients but have changed a lot of stuff around in order to make it my own as well as peanut-free.

Bowties Almond-butter Carob Chip Blondies

Ingredients

  • 2 large raw plantains (these can be greenish and not fully ripened yet)
  • 3/4 cup (or 6 oz) natural creamy almond butter
  • 2 tablespoons (1 oz) of maple syrup or 2.5 tablespoons of agave syrup
  • 2 tablespoons (1 oz) of coconut oil or 2 (1 oz) tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil if you can’t find coconut oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon (0.08 oz) of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon (0.08 oz) of baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon (just a pinch) of sea salt
  • 1/2 cup  (4 oz) of carob chips

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 Celsius)
  2. Grease a 8in x 8in (square) baking pan with some coconut or olive oil
  3. Peel plantains and slice
  4. Place plantains into a food processor or blender and the almond butter.  Blend.
  5. Once blended, add the syrup, oil, baking soda, baking powder and salt to the blender and then cover and continue to blend till a nice fully blended and fluffy texture.
  6. Pour batter into a mixing bowl
  7. Fold in carob chips into your batter till they’re evenly mixed in
  8. Pour into your baking pan and evenly spread
  9. Bake for approximately 30 minutes
  10. Let cool
  11. Cut into slices
  12. Enjoy!

Your baked treats can be stored in the fridge or can also be frozen for a longer shelf life.  They’re excellent served warm or with a nice coconut milk or banana blended ice cream <3

xoxo

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