Protein Peanut Butter Treats with Chocolate Chips (GF)

You'll never guess the main ingredient in these treats.  Go ahead, guess.

These protein-filled treats are a little like a cookie, but the consistency is quite different--almost more like cookie dough than a baked cookie!

There's no refined sugar and no flour in these treats, and all the ingredients are pantry-friendly, of course!

Still guessing what the main ingredient could be?  Look at this picture, then keep guessing.

PROTEIN PEANUT BUTTER TREATS WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

PREP TIME:  15 minutes
COOK TIME:  10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 15-oz. can garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas), rinsed, drained, and dried for about an hour
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2/3 c. peanut butter, scant (meaning not all the way full)
• dash salt
• 1/4 c. honey (or agave)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 c. chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a food processor, combine all the ingredients except the chocolate chips.  Process until very smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.  Add chocolate chips and pulse once or twice.  The mixture will be very thick and sticky.  Using a cookie scoop, place 1" balls of dough on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.  Bake for 10 minutes.  Immediately after removing from the oven, flatten the balls with a fork.

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