[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/","headline":"Fudgy, Flourless Gluten-Free Chickpea Brownies Recipe","name":"Fudgy, Flourless Gluten-Free Chickpea Brownies Recipe","description":"These gluten-free flourless brownies are a rich, dense, and decadent chocolate treat. But I love that they are made from chickpeas and cashews, so they are full of fiber, healthy fats and protein!\t\t\t\t\t","datePublished":"2018-02-06","dateModified":"2023-02-14","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Rebecca Baron","url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/633db4fb7ed9d2590b227dabf72c5c29660269aeb3ce3e15c319a88a5df98ef3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/633db4fb7ed9d2590b227dabf72c5c29660269aeb3ce3e15c319a88a5df98ef3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"My Natural Family","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mnf-logo.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mnf-logo.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chickpea-Brownies-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chickpea-Brownies-scaled.jpg","height":900,"width":600},"url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/","commentCount":"63","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment1","dateCreated":"2021-05-17 13:07:47","description":"Thanks for your sweet comment and the frosting sounds wonderful and, like you said, a perfect compliment to this brownie.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca Baron","url":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/about-us\/"}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment2","dateCreated":"2021-05-01 18:56:48","description":"I made these brownies today. I have tried a few other recipes for gluten free\/cleaner eating brownies and they were, well awful but these are FABULOUS! What a great surprise when we tasted them and were both really excited about a great tasting, gluten free\/ cleaner brownie! I have been a baker all my life and having to change course from the traditional recipes has proven challenging for me but this recipe gives me hope. I have subscribed to your site and am anxious to try many of your other recipes since this was so successful. FYI, we wanted to try with some frosting and trying to keep with the healthier program I created a simple chocolate frosting frosting using 1\/2 C cashew butter, 1\/4 C cocoa powder,3T maple syrup and 5T milk that works as a wonderful complimentary frosting to your wonderful recipe. Thank you for your efforts in helping us all eat a little better and still fun.\r\nBonnie","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Bonnie","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment3","dateCreated":"2021-03-16 10:34:36","description":"Yummy","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Colette","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment4","dateCreated":"2020-08-04 12:59:54","description":"Delish, will make again for sure!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Nancy","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment5","dateCreated":"2020-05-31 12:39:51","description":"We LOVED it - I added icing sugar for presentation for the kids","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Sophie Bolton","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment6","dateCreated":"2020-05-18 14:19:54","description":"I used salted caramel chips \ud83d\ude0b","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"J Loranne","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment7","dateCreated":"2019-12-18 10:46:32","description":"Love!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Clare O'Connell","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment8","dateCreated":"2019-10-09 11:04:48","description":"I subbed raw pepita's to make this nut-free, and added 2 extra Tbsp of maple syrup to make it sweeter. They were a bit for the whole family, and I felt good letting them take them to school or having extras for snacks!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jen Vickers","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment9","dateCreated":"2019-09-02 12:20:31","description":"If id had chocolate chips<\/span> it would have been perfect but still .. so good!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"krystal","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#Comment10","dateCreated":"2018-12-17 19:23:45","description":"You never know. I'm allergic to some nuts but not others. . .","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca","url":"https:\/\/mynaturalfamily.com\/"}}],"about":["Uncategorized"],"wordCount":1002,"articleBody":"Jump to Recipe·Print RecipeSpread the loveThese gluten-free chickpea brownies don't have flour of any kind, yet they are totally different from my flourless black bean brownies. Those are a lot lighter, while these are a lot richer and more like fudge, so no matter what type of gluten-free brownie you like, I have you covered!Happy Monday!  I thought we would kick off the week with a little bit of chocolate (since Monday\u2019s usually require some chocolate). These brownies are a rich, dense, and decadent chocolate treat.  They are also full of fiber, healthy fats, protein, various micronutrients, are super simple to make, and free of refined sugars\u2026whew \u2013 my kind of brownie.I don\u2019t recommend consuming the entire batch (although it might be hard not to) if you have weight loss goals you are working toward, but they are a great healthy indulgence when a chocolate and\/or brownie craving strikes \u2013 it happens to all of us!  They freeze great as well, a nice added bonus for portion control.Additional thoughts, tips, and tricksI sure hope you don't see the word chickpeas in the recipe and get turned off. Cause plain chickpeas\/garbanzo beans are about one of my least favorite foods in the world to me. My mom loves them and I could never understand that. It's the texture. But now I've grown to love them, as long as they are in not whole, in things like hummus, pancakes or these brownies.If you have a high-speed blender (i.e. Blendtec * or Vitamix *) you can skip soaking the cashews. How awesome is that? But if you do, you will need to add a little water to the blender to make up for the amount of water the cashews soak up soaking.I usually get my raw, unsalted cashews from the bulk section at my local health food store. And I get the cashew pieces if they have them, cause they are always cheaper and you're just going to blend them anyway. But I put a little less than a cup then, since they are denser in the cup, cause I don't want the brownies to get too dry.You could totally put your favorite brownie frosting on these if you wanted. I think they are totally fine on their own, and way less messy, but frosting is really good, so that's totally up to you.There are several ideas for substitutions in the comments.I can tell you one substitution NOT to try - OK. This is super-embarrassing. My brother's family only visits like once a year from Texas and they rarely come to our house when they do cause they usually are visiting with my sister-in-law's family that lives close to us. Last summer though my wife invited them over for dinner.I don't know why she does this, but she tends to experiment on guests and does not plan ahead enough and make sure we have all the ingredients. She was all excited to make these brownies because my nephew can't have gluten or dairy and she just knew he would love these.So she goes to make them and realizes we don't have enough cocoa powder, but we do have some weird hot cocoa mix that's been in the cupboard for a long time. That's totally close enough, right? Well, um. Wrong! It didn't exactly work out. It makes the brownies end up more like soup, even after we cooked them way longer than we should have.At least he was a good sport and ate them with a spoon and said they tasted good even though the texture was off, but we did end up throwing a lot of them away. So much for impressing the company. Oh well. At least no one gained weight or got a sugar high that day . . .I would love to know if you try these and like them. Please comment below and let me know what you think!PrintRecipeclock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFudgy, Flourless Gluten-Free Chickpea Brownies Recipe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 Star\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4.9 from 12 reviews\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor: Rebecca Baron\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrep Time: 10 minutes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCook Time: 25 minutes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTotal Time: 35 minutes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYield: 12 1x\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCategory: Dessert\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCuisine: Gluten-Free\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDescription\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese gluten-free flourless brownies are a rich, dense, and decadent chocolate treat. But I love that they are made from chickpeas and cashews, so they are full of fiber, healthy fats and protein!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIngredients\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScale\t\t\t\t\t\t1x2x3x\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 15 ounce can chickpeas (rinsed and drained)1 cup raw, unsalted cashews (soaked for 1 hour in warm water discard the water after done soaking)\u00bd cup cocoa powder *\u2153 cup pure maple syrup * (agave * or honey can be substituted)1 egg1 tsp vanilla\u00bd tsp baking powder\u00bc tsp baking soda\u00bc tsp Real Salt\u2153 cup dark chocolate chips * (optional)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCook Mode\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevent your screen from going dark\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstructions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreheat oven to 350 degrees F.Combine all ingredients, except chocolate chips, into a blender.Blend until a batter forms (the batter will be thick).Stir in chocolate chips.Pour into a greased 8x8 baking dish.Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overcook or it will dry out the brownies.Allow them to cool for 20 minutes before cutting and serving to help them \"set.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNotes\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you have a high-speed blender (i.e. Blendtec or Vitamix) you can skip soaking the cashews. But if you do, you will need to add a little water to the blender to make up for the amount of water the cashews soak up soaking.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind it online: https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/You may also like...The Best Gluten-Free RecipesNo-Bake, Healthy Peanut Butter Bars RecipeClean Eating Desserts IndexBest Ever Sweet Potato Brownies Recipe {Video}The Best Gluten-Free Desserts on My Natural FamilyGluten-Free Flourless Black Bean Brownies Recipe {Video}Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies Recipe with Marshmallow Topping {Video}Healthy Desserts"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Fudgy, Flourless Gluten-Free Chickpea Brownies Recipe","item":"https:\/\/www.mynaturalfamily.com\/gluten-free-chickpea-brownies\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]