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Lucky Black-Eyed Peas Chocolate Chip Blondies

31 December, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 35 Comments

Hey Friends! How’s it goin?

Happy New Year’s Eve! Right now, I’m hopefully running around like a headless chicken doing last minute things for all the deadlines I put of this month. But, if I’m being honest, I’m way more likely to be testing out healthier NYE cocktails (read: day drinking), while indulging in these Black Eyed Peas Chocolate Chip Blondies.

These healthy Chocolate Chip Blondies are moist and fudgy, with chocolatey goodness in every bite. Plus, they're also full of nutritious black-eyed peas via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com #NYE #holiday #celebrate

For as long as I can remember, my mother has forced us to eat black eyed peas and rice on New Year’s Day. Any other day of the year, we can respectfully decline her meal offerings, but we have no other options on Jan 1. Black eyed peas would bring us luck for the rest of the year, so we had to eat it. End of discussion.

As someone who thought black eyed peas were the devil’s eyes and refused to eat them, this was not ideal. But, now that I’m older, a little less dramatic and more open to eating different foods, I have no problems eating that traditional ‘lucky’ dish. I actually enjoyed it so much last year, I raved about it on Instagram. My sister however, has not reached my level of food sophistication so I set out to create something with black eyes peas that she’d actually enjoy. 

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Since I made my Peanut Butter Black Bean Brownie Cups, I’ve been jonesing to try baking with beans again. Every time I go to the grocery, I pick up a can of chick peas with the express purpose of making blondies. However, life (or my obsession with chick peas in salads and curry) always intervenes and I never get around to it.

So when my mother told me to pick up two cans of black eyed peas for her in the grocery earlier this week, I grabbed extra and began plotting. If I couldn’t manage to use the garbanzo beans to make the blondies, I figured I’d give black-eyed peas a try. Because as much as I resisted eating black-eyed peas and rice on New Year’s Day for most of my life, I seem to have subconsciously bought into the hype. And more black-eyed peas equals more luck right?

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I actually picked up two extra cans of black-eyed peas incase the initial batch flopped because fall has been a season of recipe failures for me. But for once, the first try was the winner. These Black-Eyed Peas Chocolate Chip Blondies are moist and fudgy, with chocolatey goodness in every bite. Plus, they’re sister approved i.e. no one would believe they’re also choked full of nutritious beans. New Year’s Day dessert is served. 

Black Eyed Peas Chocolate Chip Blondies
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
45 mins
 
These Black Eyed Peas Chocolate Chip Blondies are moist and fudgy, with chocolatey goodness in every bite. No one would believe they're also choked full of nutritious beans.
Author: GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 can black eyed peas, drained and rinsed (about 1¼ cups)
  • ½ cup quick cooking oats
  • ½ cup oat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips
  • ½ cup slivered almonds or other nuts/seeds
  • Optional: ¼ cup unsweetened coconut
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease or line a square baking dish with parchment paper and set aside
  2. Blend or process black eyed peas, quick cooking oats, oil, vanilla, eggs and maple syrup in a blender or food processor until smooth
  3. Transfer mixture into a bowl and mix in oat flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt
  4. Fold in chocolate chips, slivered almonds and coconut, then pour batter into baking dish
  5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the edges comes out clean
Notes
These are best when served cold, so allow to cool completely before cutting and store in the fridge
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What about you?

What are your plans for NYE? Do you have a traditional New Year’s Day meal? Thoughts on beans in baked goods?

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Comments

  1. Jennifer F says

    31 December, 2014 at 7:19 am

    This is a GENUIS way to make sure the black eyed peas are consumed on NEw Year’s Day!
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  2. Annmarie says

    31 December, 2014 at 7:21 am

    Wow! These look simply amazing!
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  3. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    31 December, 2014 at 7:24 am

    Well I hope it counts that I’m eating black eyed peas today…… 😉
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  4. Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says

    31 December, 2014 at 9:04 am

    Very cool recipe! They look great. My mom always had us eat black eyed peas for good luck too. Have a fun NYE!
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  5. Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious says

    31 December, 2014 at 9:37 am

    This is amazing recipe! You know I’ve never actually had black eyed peas? Maybe I should eat some quickly today so I can STOP getting stress fractures and have more luck with my body in 2015.
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  6. Amanda @ .running with spoons.com says

    31 December, 2014 at 10:06 am

    Up until about 2 years ago, I had no idea that black eyed peas were the thing to be eating on New Year’s…. and it wasn’t until this year that I heard that rice was apparently a thing as well 😆 Needless to say, no traditional foods here. Heck… I don’t think I’ve ever actually eaten BEP in general 😯 I’d be more than happy to pop my BEP cherry with one of these brownies, though. Holy.yum.
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  7. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    31 December, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    i love blondies! and hey if you can sneak in some nutrition in a traditional sweet dessert food, all the power to you!
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  8. Shayla of SoVeryShay Blog says

    31 December, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    These sound interesting. I’ve also been wanting to try black bean brownies, but love blondies, so these will def make it onto my list of things to try.
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  9. Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says

    1 January, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    Those look delicious! So creative. I like to make black eyed pea and kale soup for New Years. My mom must not have known about the tradition, because I didn’t hear about it until I was an adult!
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    • Giselle Rochford says

      2 January, 2015 at 10:38 am

      That soup sounds good! Def gonna try it when I get back to the cold and am living on soup…

      Reply
  10. Leah says

    2 January, 2015 at 11:58 am

    I didn’t even make it until midnight on New Years lol! These look so good, I love the fudginess of bean-y desserts! But once I found a full black bean in my brownie – that was not so good haha. Happy New Year Giselle!
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  11. Dee says

    3 January, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    This looks great! We always had black-eyed peas for luck too. I used to hate them, but now I make an easy salsa, which even the kiddos love. Definitely pinning this to try! 🙂
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  12. Cassie says

    4 January, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    Soooo I love how little added sugar (aka maple syrup) there are in these. Wahhh I want some right now!!

    Reply
    • Giselle Rochford says

      4 January, 2015 at 8:56 pm

      Doooo it! You need these in your life

      Reply
  13. Nicole @ Fitful Focus says

    7 May, 2015 at 11:29 am

    wow wow wow! saving. pinning. making!
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  14. rachel says

    7 May, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Very clever! This LOOKS yummy… and is healthy for you! WInning!
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  15. Artney @ My Pretty Brown says

    7 May, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    I have made chickpea cookies and black bean brownies, but never would have thought of black eyed peas! I can’t wait to try these! They look amazing!
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  16. Toni @runninglovingliving says

    7 May, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    Very interesting way to utilize black eyed peas. I had never new they were lucky to eat until my sister in law met her husband and now we try to eat them every NY day
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  17. Marcia says

    7 May, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    These look amazing! I tried to start the black-eyed pea tradition here last new years but couldn’t find any at the grocery store!
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  18. Patty @ Reach Your Peak says

    7 May, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    I keep seeing recipes using beans or chickpeas to make brownies and cookies but idk!! I will admit I’m a skeptic! I need to try making it and see what I think. Most people rave about it then my one friend told me she hated it so idk what to think lol. I’ll let you know once I make this recipe!
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  19. Sandra Laflamme says

    7 May, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    I have never heard of using black eyed peas to make brownies. Such a great twist on an old idea!

    Reply
  20. Bri says

    8 May, 2015 at 12:15 am

    OMG. These look so good! I happen to have all of those ingredients in my kitchen right now… pinning for later!
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  21. jill conyers says

    8 May, 2015 at 5:26 am

    Black eyed peas? I never would have thought to use black eyed peas in a treat recipe. I’ve used garbanzos and black beans but never black eyed peas.
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  22. Kathryn @ Dancing to Running says

    8 May, 2015 at 9:07 am

    I would have NEVER thought to add black eyed peas to cookies, but it actually looks surprisingly good!
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    8 May, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    I am going to try this recipe, because I trust you. I’ll let you know how it turns out!
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    Your instructions include salt… (step #3) but the ingredients do not tell us how much salt to use.

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