Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies (5 ingredient, healthy, gluten-free, refined sugar free)

I am notorious for having a sweet tooth. At one point in my life I was obsessed with cupcakes and anything sweet.

Nowadays, peanut butter and avocados are my addiction. I guess that’s a good thing, I’m growing up. How did that happen?

These past few years I’ve taken a strong interest in baking with healthier ingredients, including those that are refined sugar free and gluten free.

Surprisingly, my taste buds have changed too, and now I actually prefer desserts that are lower in sugar. Crazy!

Strangely enough, now when I indulge in a cupcake, it doesn’t taste as amazing to me as it once did. I can’t eat all the frosting the way I once did, it's way too sweet for me. 

While working from home on a Friday afternoon, I felt like dessert and ended up whipping up these blondies in less than 10 minutes and baking them for 20. 100% delicious, not terribly sweet, and not too indulgent, totally my kinda dessert these days. Give them a try, my nieces really liked them!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies (healthy, gluten-free)

A delicious, healthy blondie that is relatively guilt-free.

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Author: Nisha @ honeywhatscooking (mostly adapted by FoodBabe)

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Course Dessert

Servings 16 blondies

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ Whole Foods Organic Unsweetened/No Salt Peanut Butter - 1 cup
• ▢ Organic Eggs – 2
• ▢ Coconut Sugar – ½ cup
• ▢ Salt – ¼ tsp
• ▢ Pure Vanilla – 1 tsp
• ▢ Dark Chocolate Chips – ½ cup

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8×8 pan with coconut oil spray and then line bottom of dish with parchment paper.
  
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• Mix all ingredients except chocolate chunks until smooth.
  
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• Fold in chocolate chunks into the batter.
  
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• Transfer batter to baking pan. Use your fingers to slightly press down.
  
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• Bake brownies until golden dark brown – 20-25 minutes. I baked mine for 20 minutes.
  
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• Cool brownies for at least 10 mins before cutting into 16 squares. Serve immediately.
  
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Notes

* For a dairy-free option, use vegan chocolate chips.
** These blondies are a little dry the next day, I just microwaved them for 30 seconds so it was moist again. These taste best when consumed the same day.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

Do you prefer desserts with less sugar or a good amount of sugar? What healthy ingredients do you like baking with?