Macadamia blondies

Photographer: Julia and Libby

These gooey and fudgy macadamia nut blondies are completely vegan and only take five minutes to throw together before baking in the oven.

Serves: 12

Time to make: 30 mins

Hands-on time: 5 mins

Ingredients

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spray oil, to grease
400g can chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX, drained
⅔ cup no-added-sugar peanut butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
⅓ cup brown rice malt syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
¼ cup self-raising flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped

Instructions

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1 Heat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC/gas 4. Line the base and sides of a 11cm wide x 7cm high loaf tin with non-stick baking paper and spray with oil.

2 Put all the ingredients except the macadamia nuts in a food processor and blend until smooth. Remove the blade from the food processor, then add the nuts to the bowl. Roughly stir with a spoon to combine.

3 Transfer the mixture to the loaf tin and spread evenly. Bake for 20–25 min until golden and the middle is just firm but still a little squidgy.

4 Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Slice into 6, then cut each slice in half again.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 176 cal

Kilojoules 736 kJ

Protein 5.4 g

Total fat 10 g

Saturated fat 1.8 g

Carbohydrates 15.1 g

Sugar 6.6 g

Dietary fibre 1.6 g

Sodium 788 mg

Calcium 16 mg

Iron 0.6 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.