Dark Chocolate Chickpea Cookies With White Chocolate Chips

These dark chocolate chickpea cookies have an almost Oreo-like flavor, while being much healthier. The chickpeas not only make these cookies easily gluten free, but they also add fiber and protein to the cookies.

These cookies are moist, flavorful, and have very little fat. They are flour-free, and the white chocolate chips add a good amount of sweetness to the dark chocolate cookie. 

Go ahead and try them right now.

Dark Chocolate Chickpea Cookies With White Chocolate Chips

• 2 cups Chickpeas (or one can)
• 1/3 Cup Dark Cocoa Powder
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Milk (if looking too dry)
• 1/3 Cup White Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, butter, cocoa powder, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt.. Blend, scraping down sides occasionally, until smooth. If the batter appears dry, add one tablespoon of milk and blend again.
3. Transfer the dough to a bowl and fold in the chocolate chips.
4. Scoop onto parchment lined cookie sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
5. Makes about 18 cookies.

Enjoy!

-Bethany

Butterscotch Chip Chickpea Cookies

Chickpea cookies are one of my favorite things ever. They are soft, moist and delicious, and you would never guess that they have beans in them if you didn't know otherwise. They are filled with fiber and protein, and yet they are the perfect, sweet dessert.

These butterscotch chip chickpea cookies are especially good. They are just as soft as any other chickpea cookie, and the butterscotch chips give them a rich, sweet flavor. If you haven't tried making chickpea cookies for yourself yet, then now is your chance. Bake up a batch of these cookies, and I know you'll love them.

Butterscotch Chip Chickpea Cookies 

• 1 3/4 cup Chickpeas (or one can)
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 Cup Butterscotch Chips

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Blend, scraping down sides occasionally, until smooth. 
3. Transfer the dough to a bowl and fold in the butterscotch chips.
4. Scoop onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
5. Makes about 18 cookies.

Enjoy!

-Bethany

Linking up to Sunday Fitness and Food Link-Up.

Chocolate Chip And M&M Chickpea Cookies

Soft, moist and packed with chocolate, these chocolate chip and M&M chickpea cookies are sure to be a big hit.

This recipe is great for Christmastime when you want to feel a bit better about yourself and all of the treats that you are eating, or for any time of the year when you want to munch on something a bit healthier than the average cookie.

Don't let yourself feel afraid to make these because of the use of chickpeas. I promise that you won't taste them. These cookies taste just as good - if not better - than the average cookie.

Chocolate Chip And M&M Chickpea Cookies 

• 2 cups Chickpeas (or one can)
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 Cup M&Ms
• 1/4 Cup White Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Blend, scraping down sides occasionally, until smooth. 
3. Transfer the dough to a bowl and fold in the chocolate chips and M&Ms.
4. Scoop onto parchment lined cookie sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
5. Makes about 18 cookies.

If you are looking for more Christmas recipes, or if you have some of your own to share, then please check out my Christmas Treat Link Up!

-Bethany

Sugar/Fat/Gluten/Dairy Free Chocolate Chickpea Cookies

These cookies are sugar free, gluten free and fat free, and they are super easy to throw together, as well! Just combine all of the ingredients in the bowl of your food processor and puree until smooth. Then scoop onto parchment lined baking sheets, toss into an oven that has been preheated to 350 degrees, and bake for about twelve minutes. 

These delicious, chocolate cookies are packed with chickpeas, giving them a good source of protein and fiber. They are made sugar free with NuNaturals' NuStevia Cocoa Syrup, which provides an easy way to take the sugar out of a recipe without really noticing the difference.

NuNaturals has many different NuStevia products (in addition to other items) and I love experimenting with them in different recipes. You can look forward to me posting many more sugar free recipes in the near future!

Sugar Free Chocolate Chickpea Cookies 

• 2 cups Chickpeas (or one can)
• 1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 2 to 3 Tablespoons NuStevia Cocoa Syrup
• 2 Tablespoons Applesauce
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, cocoa powder, NuStevia Cocoa Syrup, applesauce, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Puree, scraping down sides occasionally, until very smooth.
3. Scoop onto a parchment lined cookie sheet (they won't spread much at all) and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
4. Makes 12 to 18 cookies.

Enjoy!

-Bethany

Although NuNaturals sent me the products, all of the opinions and the recipe are by me.

Red Velvet Chickpea Cookies

Yum.

That's all I have to say.

Seriously, though, these cookies are amazing. I keep trying out different versions of chickpea cookies and I each one just gets better. I love the combination of light chocolate flavor and white chips. These didn't turn out as red as I had tried for, but still just as delicious!

Red Velvet Chickpea Cookies 

• 2 cups Chickpeas (or one can)
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• Red Food Coloring
• 1/2 Cup White Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, cocoa powder, butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt.. Blend, scraping down sides occasionally, until smooth. Add as much food coloring as desired.
3. Transfer to a bowl and fold in white chocolate chips.
4. Scoop onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
5. Makes about 18 cookies.

Hope you are having a great day! Try these cookies if you are looking to make it just a little bit better.

-Bethany

Cake Batter Chickpea Cookies

Do you love all things cake batter? Are you looking for a way to make a cake batter treat a little healthier? 

If so, these cake batter chickpea cookies are just the thing for you.

Made with chickpeas in place of flour, and lower in fat than most cookies, these are still tasty and in no way lacking in flavor. 

Try them the next time that you get a craving for something cake batter-flavored!

Cake Batter Chickpea Cookies 

• 2 cups Chickpeas (or one can)
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 3/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 Cup White Chocolate Chips
• 2 Tablespoons Sprinkles

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, butter, sugars, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Blend, scraping down sides occasionally, until smooth. 
3. Transfer the dough to a bowl and fold in the white chocolate chips and sprinkles.
4. Scoop onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
5. Makes 15-18 cookies.

Enjoy!

-Bethany

Chocolate Chickpea Cookies

These cookies have a deep chocolate flavor, are melt-in-your-mouth delicious, and are relatively healthy at that. Well, compared with other cookies, anyway.

When you feel like indulging in a good, chocolate cookie without all of the guilt, these chocolate chickpea cookies are just the thing for you! 

The pictures look so good that I am tempted to make them again soon. Like, right now.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies 

• 2 cups Chickpeas (or one can)
• 1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Milk (if looking too dry)
• 1/3 Cup Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, butter, cocoa powder, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt.. Blend, scraping down sides occasionally, until smooth. If the batter appears dry, add one tablespoon of milk and blend again.
3. Transfer the dough to a bowl and fold in the chocolate chips.
4. Scoop onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
5. Makes about 18 cookies.

-Bethany

Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies

I have really fallen in love with using my food processor lately. I have made this recipe many times before, but I never fully appreciated the ease of letting the machine do the work for me until now.

It is especially nice with gluten free recipes. Using chickpeas instead of flour also adds to the easiness (not to mention the health) of this recipe, and it is just another reason to love it.

These cookies taste amazing, have a great, soft texture, and are a great way to add some fiber and protein to your diet (still eating in moderation, of course). I have been having fun experimenting with different variations of the recipe, so you can look forward to more posts of chickpea desserts soon!

Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies 

• 2 cups Chickpeas (or one can)
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 Cup Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Blend, scraping down sides occasionally, until smooth. 
3. Transfer the dough to a bowl and fold in the chocolate chips.
4. Scoop onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
5. Makes about 18 cookies.

Adapted from this recipe.

Give these cookies a try! I am sure that you'll love them just as much as I do!

-Bethany

Creamy Chickpea Taco Salad

I love chickpeas.

I could eat them for breakfast, dinner and lunch.

And, yeah, okay... sometimes I do.

Chickpeas are amazing. So versatile and healthy and yummy... if you're not a big fan of them yet, give them a try. You'll be sure to fall in love with them before long, just like I did.

Now I don't know what to do when I have to go a day without them (like today). I have them soaking, though, so I can make them for tomorrow!

Oh, yum... these pictures are making me want this salad bad!

Creamy Chickpea Taco Salad For One

• 3/4 Cup Chickpeas
• 1 Tablespoon Sour Cream
• 1 Ounce Cheese, cut into small chunks
• 1/4 teaspoon Taco Seasoning (make sure it's gluten free)

1. Cut the cheese. Add the chickpeas, sour cream, cheese and taco seasoning to a bowl and stir to combine.
2. Taste and add a bit more seasoning if you like. Enjoy!

Creamy Chickpea Taco Salad

Serves 4-6

• 2 Cans Chickpeas, drained
• 1/4 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon Sour Cream
• 1 Cup Cheese, Cut into Chunks
• 1 1/4 teaspoon Taco Seasoning (make sure that it's gluten free)

1. Cut the cheese. Add the chickpeas, sour cream, cheese and taco seasoning to a big bowl and stir to combine.
2. Taste and add a bit more seasoning if you like. Enjoy!

Chickpeas really are so good. 

And this salad... oh my. So good.

-Bethany

Crockpot Chickpeas

I love chickpeas.

And I love how easy they are to make yourself. So inexpensive, too.

And There are so many things for you to make with chickpeas. Like hummus and desserts and "meatballs" and so much more!

I really love chickpeas. They are so versatile and healthy. The perfect vegetarian and gluten free food.

Try making them yourself and you'll never go back to canned.

Crockpot Chickpeas

• 2 Cups Chickpeas
• 1 teaspoon Salt

1. Rinse the chickpeas, get rid of any bad ones, and soak overnight.
2. The next morning drain the chickpeas then add to a crockpot along with the salt and water, filling until about two inches above the chickpeas.
3. Cook on high for 5 to 6 hours or until the texture of your choice. I usually go for 6 or a bit longer, because I like them nice and soft.
4. Drain, rinse and store in fridge or freezer. Make into the food of your choice.

Recipe from here.

-Bethany

Hummus Sandwich

If you are looking for a good, easy and inexpensive vegetarian sandwich, this is the one for you.

The hummus is garlic-y and delicious, the pickles adding some acidity, the cheese balancing it all off... you won't even notice that the meat is missing.

Hummus Sandwich

• Garlic Hummus
• Cheese
• Pickles
• Optional, any vegetables of choice

1. Prepare your hummus.
2. Lay out two gluten free bagels, or bread of choice, and spread a good amount of hummus on the bottom piece.
3. Slice the cheese and pickles (and vegetables, if using) and place on top of the hummus. Top with other half of bagel and enjoy.

Hope you like it as much as I do!
-Bethany

Garlic Hummus

I found this amazing recipe for hummus that didn't take tahini a while ago, and I have made it a bunch of times since! It is amazing, a delicious blend of garlic and cumin, made as thin or thick as you'd like...

I love it.

It tastes amazing, is super easy to throw together, and is heatlhy, too. Not to mention cheap. If you're looking for an inexpensive appetizer, this definitely qualifies.

Garlic Hummus 

• 2 Cups Chickpeas 
• 1 Clove Garlic, minced
• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 2 teaspoons Cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt

1. Add all of the ingredients to your food processor and blend until combined, adding a bit of water if desired.
2. Eat right away or store in your fridge for a couple of days until you're ready to consume it.

Recipe found here.

I love an easy, healthy recipe, don't you?
-Bethany

Baked Chickpea Meatballs

I made these chickpea meatballs a couple of weeks ago, and they turned out great. They were so good, in fact, that I have been craving them the past few days. 

Baked Chickpea "Meatballs"

• 2 Cups Chickpeas
• 1/3 Cup Gluten Free Breadcrumbs
• 1 Tablespoon Ground Flaxseed
• 3 Tablespoons Hot Water
• 2 Cloves Garlic, Minced
• 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
• 8 cranks freshly ground black pepper (or really, however much you'd like)

1. Heat the water and add the ground flaxseed to it. Set aside for 10 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. In a blender, pulse chickpeas until small crumbs form (almost fine).
4. Mince the garlic.
5. Add the chickpeas, flax-egg, garlic and the remaining ingredients to a big bowl and mix until combined.
6. Shape into 2 Tablespoon size balls of dough and set on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
7. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until slightly browned. Serve with sauce on spaghetti, and enjoy!

Adapted from this recipe.

-Bethany

2 Ingredient Chickpea Salad

Finding a super quick, healthy snack can be challenging at times. For me a go-to item is string cheese, but you can only have so much of one thing before you get bored of it. 

I had some chickpeas in my fridge one day, waiting to be made into hummus, and I decided to give them a try as a cold salad. All I did was chop up a pickle slice and add it into a bowl along with the cold chickpeas and I was done. I had a delicious, super easy and healthy, two ingredient snack.

2 Ingredient Chickpea Salad

• Chickpeas, cooked and cooled completely
• Pickle 

1. Chopped the pickle and dump it into a bowl (along with a bit of pickle juice, if desired).
2. Add the chickpeas, stir, and enjoy!

That's it! An easy, healthy snack to add some variety to your life.

-Bethany