Most perfect Protein Chickpea Brookies – gluten free, sugar free, Vegan, low calorie, no oil, no flour, but a perfectly fudgy brownie and cookie in one! Made with chickpeas and sweetened with protein powder, this healthy protein brookie recipe is a must try.

Okay not gonna lie, I ACTUALLY made this brookie recipe because I couldn’t pick between cookies and brownies.

I had one can of chickpeas left and I had all 3 on my recipe list – chickpea cookies, chickpea brownies and some sort of protein brookie. So I just put them all together into this one healthy dessert – the perfect chickpea baking recipe!

The perfect healthy fudgy brownie with soft cookie in one but high protein and made with chickpeas!

Ingredients for High Protein Chickpea Brookies:

These fudgy chickpea brookies are made with 6-7 healthy but simple ingredients to make the perfect easy high protein dessert.

Chickpeas – You can use the canned chickpeas or cook some from dried garbanzo beans.
Vanilla Protein Powder to not only make them high protein brookies, but also replace the flour, and add some sweetness without the added sugar.
I used ProteinWorld Slender Blend here but the ProteinWorld Whey another great option for this recipe to keep it sugar free; HAYLSKITCHEN gets you 30% off your order.
A third alternative would be Quest.
Unsweetened Applesauce another contributor to the oil-free part of these chickpea brookies since it adds the moisture
Pure Vanilla Extract in case the vanilla flavor in your protein powder is not strong enough
Baking Powder

For the Protein Chickpea Brownie Batter:

Unsweetened Cocoa
1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here)

And the Chickpea Protein Cookie Dough:

Peanut Butter Powder, also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version. Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
Chocolate Chips – I use sugar free ones from Lakanto here. Lily’s is another sugar-free option!

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Since there’s no flour – no oats and no oat flour either – these chickpea protein blondie bars are completely gluten free!

How to make Protein Powder Chickpea Brookies?

This recipe for low carb chickpea brookies – low in carbs because there’s no flour and no sugar – is unbelievably easy to make in a food processor or blender.

Here’s what it takes:

Preheat your oven to 350°F and line an a baking pan (about 8”) with parchment paper.

Process drained can of chickpeas or cooked garbanzo beans in a food processor or blender (to crush).

Add in the remaining coomon ingredients – applesauce, protein powder, vanilla and baking powder – and blend until smooth.

Divide the protein chickpea mixture into 2 bowls.
1. Bowl 1: Chickpea protein brownie batter: Fold in unsweetened cocoa powder and zero calorie sugar replacement.
2. Bowl 2: Chickpea protein cookie dough – Fold in peanut butter powder and most of chocolate chips

Place alternating spoonfuls of brownie and cookie mix into pan to make chickpea protein brookie batten.

Bake for about 22-25 minutes.

How to know when chickpea brookies are ready?

Th protein brookies are done when the top is completely set and dry, and a tester (toothpick or thin sharp knife) comes out dry.

Wait until cool!

Don’t cut too soon or they will be too soft.

Alternatives for Healthy High Protein Brookie Recipe

No AppleSauce?

Switch out the applesauce for mashed banana – or even pumpkin puree.

Chickpea Brookies without Peanut Butter Powder

Use almond butter power, or regular nut or seed butter maybe – like almond, cashew or hazelnut butter? I haven’t tried the creamy nut and seed butters though so you have to let me know if you try it.

Vegan Protein Brookies

To make chickpea protein brookies Vegan, use a plant based protein powder; ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend as well. There’s already no milk and no eggs in this recipe.

You also want to make sure you use dairy free chocolate chips here.

How to Store Chickpea Protein Brookie Bars

This peanut butter chickpea protein brookies recipe keeps well for a meal prep dessert or post workout snack and is freezer friendly too!

Store at room temperature in an airtight container for 1-2 days or in the fridge for a week.

To freeze chickpea brookies, individually wrap in plastic wrap and place in freezer-safe zipper bags or air tight container; They should keep for 2-3 months.

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