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Blood Orange Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies (GF, dairy-free, vegan, nut-free)

These blood orange chocolate chip chickpea cookies are full of citrus flavor and packed with fiber and protein...an easy, delicious gluten-free and vegan dessert or snack option!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Desserts
Servings: 13 -15 cookies

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 15- ounce can of chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup of seed or nut butter I use tahini
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of pure maple syrup
  • Zest of 1 blood orange
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons of fresh-squeezed blood orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder makes them rise, but can be omitted
  • 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  • Sprinkle of cloves
  • Zest of 1 blood orange
  • 1/4 cup of chocolate chips I like minis or chopped chocolate bar (refined sugar free if possible)

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Add all the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a blender and mix until well combined and creamy, pausing and scraping down the sides to ensure a smooth consistency. 
  • I transfer the batter to a bowl and then stir in the chocolate chips, because it's hard to dip up the cookies straight from my Vitamix blender (but you do you).  
  • Scoop the batter onto the parchment paper, about 1 1/2 tablespoons per cookie (I truly just eyeball it, and it's a lump vs. a nice shape).  This should make about 16 cookies.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes (mine often needs 5-10 minutes more to "dry out", see notes), until golden brown on the bottom and firm to the touch.
  • Cool slightly before serving (they need to set up) and refrigerate the leftovers in the fridge for up to a week. I'm told you can freeze them, but I haven't tried it.

Notes

  1. How wet your chickpeas are and slight variance in the amount of the blood orange juice can make a fairly significant difference in the moisture level of your batter. These are not the kind of cookies you want to take out when they're fairly underdone...trust me, way too mushy. Don't be afraid to give these another 5-10 minutes to make sure they're drying out and really baking solid.