I’m on the road and exhausted- which means you guys get another dessert recipe today! Not just any dessert though, how about a healthy treat for Fit Tuesday?

I’m all about a snack needing to “do” something for me. What I mean is, processed things just don’t cut it for me and if I’m going to have a snack it’s going to fuel my body in some way (either in the healthy fat, good carb, or clean protein department). So when I continued on my “cooking with chickpeas” affair I somehow made these little brownie bites (after the healthy cookie dough dip and little fitness cheesecakes projects) and they are chock full of protein, good fats, and fiber. In fact, you could probably just eat these raw and not even go through the cooking process. Someone give it a shot and let me know how that works?

Although I ate enough of the dough for it to count as not cooking it anyways.. hmm.

Brownie Batter Bites
Makes around 15 bites, around 120 cals each

Ingredients:
1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
3/4 cup brown sugar (can sub in stevia and use less sugar)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp almond milk
1/4 cup almond butter
2 tbsp mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place all ingredients except for chocolate chips in a food processor and blend until very smooth. Stir in chocolate chips by hand.

Place by rounded tablespoons on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, do not press down. Bake for 10-12 minutes, they will still be soft when you remove them from oven. Allow to cool on a wire rack.

**Cook’s Note: You can probably sub in some protein powder for the whole wheat flour, may change the consistency of the bites- but would add more protein