2 bite blondies

{blondie mandala}

i made these crazy little numbers after seeing a recipe for healthy blondies on CCK's blog.  for those of you who have not checked out katie's recipes, i encourage you to do so.  she creates some of the most delicious, healthy treats!  beans in blondies???  no really - this recipe calls for chickpeas.  the reviews were stellar so i had to try them for myself.  i was in the mood for minis and so the 2 bite blondie was born.

{2 bite blondies}

for my recipe, i stuck pretty closely to the original recipe for chocolate chip blondies.  for mine i used 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp fine sea salt and i used carob chips instead because that's what i had in my pantry!

i baked these little guys in a mini cupcake tin @ 350 for about 18 minutes.  and since i didn't use cupcake liners, i waited until they were completely cooled before removing them from the pan.  yummers!

{carob chip blondie close up}

{yum}

oh my kale.  i cannot even begin to describe how sinful these taste!  m must have gobbled up at least 5 while i washed up.  he was floored when i told him they were full of chickpeas!  floored, i tell you.  then he ate 3 more.

have you tried baking with beans before?