Toasted pecans meet sweet maple flavor for a delicious yet healthy plant-based dessert: Gluten-Free Vegan Maple Pecan Blondies. These vegan blondies are secretly healthy while still being fudgy and delicious.
I'm going to tell you a secret...
These blondies have beans in them.
Yep, beans. Cannellini beans to be specific. Some of nature's finest, most nutrient-dense creations are secretly blended into these blondies. Beans! They're amazing. They have TONS of fiber which is one of the most important nutrients that we all forget about.
Fiber helps with digestion. It normalizes your whole digestive system. It can help with weight loss and prevent diseases. I could go on and on... But I won't. The bottom line is that fiber is incredibly important and we need to eat more of it. So why not pack it into desserts?
Don't run away yet! When you taste these blondies you'll never guess they have beans or are filled with healthy fiber. All you'll taste is sweet maple flavor, crunchy pecans, and a hint of sea salt. Did someone say fall?
Actually, these Vegan Maple Blondies get their fudge from the beans! They are just moist enough to make these blondies fudgy and delicious without turning them too dense. Yep, that's right. No butter necessary, these blondies get their amazing texture from plants!
And did I already mention the flavor? These vegan blondies are slightly sweet with hints of maple. When you add nuttiness of toasted pecans you get such an incredible flavor. No wonder maple pecan is a thing.
Blondies are just like brownies, except without the chocolate. They've got most of the same ingredients, are baked in a pan, and cut into squares. All without the chocolate - they're blonde!
They still have a delicious flavor! Blondies taste like vanilla & caramel in a fudgy bar.
These gluten free vegan blondies are a whole food plant-based version of the classic blondie. But here's the twist of this recipe (besides the whole vegan, plant-based, oil-free, gluten-free, sugar-free thing). They're maple pecan.
So we've got a brownie-cookie-maple-pecan conglomeration. Sound good? I think so.
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8" x 8" baking pan with parchment paper.
Step 2. Add all the ingredients except the pecans to a food processor and blend until smooth.
Step 3. Stir in the pecans.
Step 4. Press the mixture the prepared baking pan and sprinkle with additional pecans, if desired. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pan comes out clean and the blondies feel firm to the touch.
Step 5. Let cool at least 10 minutes before slicing. Cut into squares. Enjoy!
I used an 8x8 pan for THICK blondies. But a 9x9 pan or even a regular cake pan works too.
This recipe uses oat flour. Oats are naturally gluten-free and are therefore a great option for those avoiding gluten.
If you are allergic to gluten, make sure to buy certified gluten-free oat flour to avoid any trace amounts of gluten that can be added to oats during processing.
Thank you God for fiber-filled foods. Let us remember that each bite of food helps us nourish our bodies. Amen.
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Toasted pecans meet sweet maple flavor for a delicious yet healthy plant-based dessert: Gluten-Free Vegan Maple Pecan Blondies. These vegan blondies are secretly healthy while still being fudgy and delicious.
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