I have been working as a Registered Dietitian for 8 years now, the majority of which has been spent working as a clinical inpatient RD in a hospital. I specialize primarily in critical care and stroke nutrition. In 2020 I opened my virtual private practice, Gut Healthy Dietitian, where I specialize primarily in gut and digestive-health related diseases and conditions. I have an Honours Bachelor of Science in Nutrition as well as a Graduate Diploma of Integrated Dietetic Internship.

Chocolate Chickpea Cookies

Name: Chocolate Chickpea Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: Low Sodium Chickpeas; Natural Peanut Butter; Maple Syrup; Baking Soda; Baking Powder; Sea Salt; Dark Chocolate Chips

Recipe by Kelsey Russell-Murray

Ingredients

Time

14m

Serves

I have played around with several chickpea cookie and chickpea bar recipes over the years and have never been completely happy with the results. However, after years of experimentation I am happy to report that these chocolate chickpea cookies are absolutely delicious! Soft and chewy, with a subtle sweetness, the texture is incredible and you would never know they were entirely grain free and made from a legume!

Dessert

Gluten-Free

High Protein

Snack

Ingredients

1 540ml can

Low Sodium Chickpeas

rinsed and drained

1/2 cup

Natural Peanut Butter

+ 2 tbsp

1/3 cup

Maple Syrup

1/2 tsp

Baking Soda

1/2 tsp

Baking Powder

1/4 tsp

Sea Salt

1/2 cup

Dark Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Add all ingredients except for chocolate chips to a food processor and mix until smooth. Blend for 1-2 minutes. You want the dough to be completely smooth, similar to the texture of hummus.

Chill the mixture for 5-10 minutes in the fridge before stirring in the chocolate chips. Scoop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving a few inches of space between cookies. The dough will be quite firm, so press gently with a wet fork (to prevent sticking) to flatten the balls into a cookie shape.

Bake for 12-14 minutes, until cookies are brown at the edges. Let cool for 10-15 minutes before serving and enjoy!