Chickpea feast!

Procrastination means that I end up reading lots of random articles online and following a whole load of different people on Instagram!
I've recently noticed lots of recipes based around chickpeas and when 'googling' their benefits, learnt that there are several health benefits linked to these yummy beans!!

• Digestive track support, decreased cardiovascular risks, better regulation of blood sugar just to name a few! Also, chickpeas increase satiety and therefore should lead to lower calorie intake.

So, it was clear that I had to bake something with chickpeas in it! I really do think I'm addicted to baking! I should give it a break because our freezer now has a full shelf of frozen sweet potato brownies, aubergine mud cake, banana oat muffins, zucchini cake and many more healthy treats! However, the sound of a healthy chocolate chip cookie was too tempting to resist!

GOOD FOR YOU CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

• 240 g canned chickpeas, drained, washed and dried
• 75 g nut butter (I used peanut butter)
• 50 ml milk (any type) or water
• Handful of cocoa nibs or dark chocolate chips
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Blend your chickpeas, nut butter and milk into a smooth paste.
3. Fold in your baking powder and chocolate chips.
4. Drop a tablespoon of dough onto a sheet of grease-proof paper for each cookie, this batter should make about 12 cookies.
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes until lightly browned and cookies have a 'crackled' look.

This cookie dough was so delicious on its own! It is basically a sweet choc chip hummus dip, I might save some next time as a dip for apple wedges!

CHICKPEA AND ZUCCHINI FRITTERS

I had half a can of chickpeas left, so thought I'd play around with a fritter recipe. You can really add in whatever veggies you like in this, I had zucchinis and carrots on hand, but anything like corn or peas would also go down a treat!

• 200 g chickpeas (slightly blended up, you still want some chunks of chickpea in it)
• 60 ml milk
• 1 egg
• 50 g whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 220 g zucchini
• 1 carrot
• Seasoning: salt, pepper, curry powder(optional)

1. Mix your flour, baking powder and seasonings in a large bowl and make a well in the centre of your mix.
2. Break in an egg and pour in the milk, slowly beat it all together to form a smooth batter.
3. Add in your veggies and get frying! I pan fried my fritters in some coconut oil. They took about 3 minutes on each side (make sure not to make them too thick, or it'll be raw on the inside).

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WOOHOO UPDATE: Tom usually hates zucchinis, probably because they're ugly and green! I told him these were corn fritters (our fav at any Thai restaurant:) ) and he had a few and absolutely loved them!

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