Peanut Butter Blondie Brownies

Ingredients

• 1
  
  cup gluten-free oat flour
  
• 8
  
  medjool dates
  
• 3/4
  
  cup water
  
• 1/4
  
  cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  
• 1/2
  
  teaspoon vanilla bean powder
  
• 1
  
  teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2
  
  teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/4
  
  cup dark chocolate chips
  
• 
  
  water, as needed to thin brownie batter
  
• 1
  
  cup peanut flour
  
• 1
  
  cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  
• 1 1/2
  
  cups unsweetened applesauce
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper. In a large bowl combine oat flour, cocoa, baking powder + baking soda, and vanilla bean powder. Pour in date puree. Mix together until evenly combined. Fold in chocolate chips and stir. Set aside.

   In food processor combine chickpeas and applesauce. In a bowl, place peanut flour and pour in applesauce mixture. Stir until evenly combined. Pour peanut batter into baking dish, spread evenly throughout. Bake for 15 minutes.

   Remove from oven. Spread brownie mixture on top of the blondie layer in the baking dish.

   Bake for 20 minutes.