Bean Blondies

Yields 9 large bars or 18 small bars

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups white beans, cooked (a little less than 1 can of Great Northern beans)

• 1/2 tsp. baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. baking soda

• 1/4 tsp. salt

• 1/2 cup honey

• 2 tsp. vanilla extract

• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp. rolled oats

• 1/4 cup butter, melted or neutral oil 1/2 cup dried cherries

Spoon Fruit Ingredients (optional)

• 2 cups raspberries, mashed

• 2 tsp. chia seeds

• Honey *optional*

Blondie Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Combine rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a food processor or blender. Blend oat mixture into a nice flour.

3. Add beans, honey, vanilla, and butter or oil to oat mixture. Blend until well combined.

4. Fold in dried cherries.

5. Pour batter into an 8 x 8 pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.

6. Let blondies cool completely before cutting and removing from pan.

Spoon Fruit Directions

1. To a small bowl, add raspberries and mash well using a fork.

2. Fold chia seeds into mashed raspberries, let sit for at least 1 hour. Top blondies and enjoy!

Suggestions

• For blondies, substitute dried cherries with dried cranberries or other dried fruit.