Katie’s Blondie Bars

These bars are an adaptation of Chocolate Covered Katie’s Snickerdoodle Blondies.

Ingredients

1 (15­ounce can) garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed

3 T natural creamy peanut butter
3/4 t baking powder
2 t vanilla extract

1/8 t baking soda
1/8 t salt
2/3 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar

1 T applesauce
1/4 cup quick oats
2 and 1/4 t cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 pan with cooking spray.

2. Blend all ingredients until very smooth in a food processor, and pour mixture into cooking pan.

3. Bake for 35 minutes. The blondies need to be a little undercooked when removed from oven. They will firm up as they cool, and you don’t want them to get hard.

Nutritional data:

Yield: 9 bars

Serving size: 1 bar

Calories: 160 • Fat: 3.5g • Sodium: 170mg • Carbohydrate: 30g • Fiber: 4g • Sugar: 18g • Protein: 4g