Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
In blondie form.
Recently, a friend asked if I’d make my famous Chocolate-Chip Blondies.
When she wanted to know her daughter’s choice of cake flavors for her birthday party, the little girl answered, “No cake. Chocolate-Covered Katie blondies!”
I have never felt so honored.
I talked with the birthday girl about what she’d like, and we decided that I’d not make chocolate-chip blondies, but a new flavor: pb and jelly!
Gooey PB&J Blondies
Based off of my Chocolate-Chip Blondies
- 1 can garbanzo beans (or white beans), drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (not unsalted)
- 1/4 cup quick oats
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 plus 1/8 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup brown sugar (feel free to use less or sub some with stevia)
- 1/2 cup jam of choice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend all ingredients (except jam) until very smooth. Scoop into a greased (or tinfoil-lined) 8×8 pan. (If you want fatter blondies, don’t spread all the way to the sides.) Spread the jam on top and bake for 35-38 minutes.
These are also very similar to the Snickerdoodle Blondies.
Nutrition Info: I haven’t calculated nutritional info, but a commenter said the blondies have 120 calories if cut into 16 squares. Since the first two photos don’t do a good job of conveying the blondies’ beauty, here’s what the final version of the blondies looked like, jelly and all:
Up close, personal, and super gooey.
I wasn’t at the actual party, but my friend said the kids polished off the blondies in record time.
She also served Chocolate Brownie Batter Dip.
When I heard this, I tried not to think about the poor moms whose children attended the party and came home filled with beans.
Question of the Day:
Do you remember any of your childhood birthday parties?
Mine always had a theme: one year was Snow White, another year was 101 Dalmations. And I liked pool parties. My mom would always make an adorable homemade cake to match each year’s specific theme. I’m definitely going to go all out for my future kids’ birthday parties.
Is it a bad thing to want kids just so I can plan their birthday parties? 😉
Is it just me or is it supposed to look like there’s a picture of a pirate on the blondies?
Oh my word, I see it! Too funny!
Is that like the Mother Teresa toast???
Oh wow, I should put it on ebay!
Darn it, if only it wasn’t eaten already!
Using my Whey Low Gold (brown sugar substitute), PB2 (powdered peanutbutter), and sugar free preserves (have strawberry and half blackberry, YUM!) it has about 50 calories if you cut it into 16 squares. I am excited!!
I just made these! Although they were really gooey and yummy, whatever I make from your blog, yours ALWAYS looks and (seemingly tastes) 1000x better than mine! Like these blondies; mine were alot thinner and the coloring was completely different! I follow the recipe completely and feel like it should come out alot better than it is:(
I don’t know what to say… I don’t have a photo of your recipe, so I can’t compare it or tell you what might’ve gone wrong when you made them. I can only say all my photos are of the recipes as they come out of my oven, not doctored up with any other ingredients not listed.
These look wonderful! I would like to make them, but I only have regular oatmeal and not quick. Does that make a difference? I see that it all gets blended so I wasn’t sure… I found your site a week or so ago and I can honestly say I am in complete awe of you! All your recipes are so creative and look sooo yummy! They make me seriously consider veganism, however I don’t think that I could get my hubby to agree! 🙂
I think it would be OK, but I have only have used the quick oats, so I can’t be sure. 🙂
My kids and I just love this recipe. Have you or can you develop a brownie recipe with black beans?
My first try with black beans didn’t turn out so well, but I am going to keep trying. 🙂
Thanks for putting non-chocolate recipes on your site, sadly I’m allergic to chocolate.
Hi Katie! I love everything that you bring to your minions!
I think that you should watermark all of your photos so that your “Chocolate Covered Katie” is omnipresent on the net and on interest! All of for your benefit and so I don’t have to keep labeling the recipes that I PIN for you! Thank you so much for such great foodie stuff!!!
xoxo, Chris
I resisted for so long, but it looks like I am going to have to do that now. I just can’t believe how many people think it’s ok to post others’ photos and recipes without even giving credit to the original source at all :(.
So I am new to this whole easy cooking thing, so I am sorry if this is a stupid question. But could I put in a smooshed banana instead of garbanzo beans? I am afraid that the beans would add a funny taste, which because I am new to this health food thing, I would notice.
Sorry, I haven’t tried.
These are amazing!!!
Fantastic recipe! I made these for a group of kids today and all of them loved them! Thanks.