Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

Sooo now that I finally have some free time I have started updating my blog again. It was a hectic last few weeks with my final exams, my boyfriends graduation, and my getting ready to come to Madrid to study abroad for 6 weeks and do some traveling afterwards. Now I am in Spain and life is pretty good so far. I am living with a host mother, which is good for my spanish speaking skills but bad for my cooking healthy food and my own recipes. I eat what she gives me. But, I am grateful because unlike some other people in Spain she eats lots of healthy meals full of fruits and vegetables, which makes me confident I can remain healthy while living over here and not eating my normal types of food...For example, it is completely impossible to be vegetarian and gluten-free because they eat lots of bread and croissants and pastries and lots of ham and cheese, etc. Anyways, I am just getting around to updating my blog fully.

These chickpea chocolate chip cookie dough bites are called cookie "dough" bites even though they are cooked because even when cooked, they are still super soft and gooey, like cookie dough. These are absolutely delicious and I think they are the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookie I have ever made..maybe because I love "half-baked" or super soft gooey cookies. If you're looking for a healthy way to eat the most delicious cookie dough ever, this recipe is for you. I got the recipe from Texanerin Baking. Here is the recipe:

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups Canned Chickpeas, well rinsed and patted dry
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons Almond butter (at room temperature)
• 1/4 cup Honey
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (or more if you so desire)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Combine all ingredients, except for chocolate chips, in a food processor and blend until smooth
• Pour in the chocolate chips and mix around
• With wet hands (so it won't stick to your hands) form 1 1/2 inch balls
• Place onto parchment paper or a greased baking pan
• Bake for about 10 minutes
• When you take out they will still be very soft and do not set like normal cookies, hence cookie "dough" bites

Enjoy :)