Recipe: Chickpea Cookie Dough Popsicles by Alice Pages

I'm finally in my last trimester of pregnancy and recently found out that I need to start taking an iron supplement. I was warned that one side effect of taking iron supplements is constipation. My obstetrician therefore recommend that I incorporate a lot more fibre into my diet as the iron supplements could affect my stomach negatively which would not be fun during my last trimester!

I was therefore very excited when I came across these delicious Cookie Dough Popsicles by Alice Pages as the main ingredient is fibre-filled chickpeas! These healthy Popsicles are super delicious, gluten free and vegan and really satisfy all your ice cream cravings!

They are filled with a creamy pecan and chocolate chip cookie dough made with fibre-filled chickpeas and are then dipped in dark chocolate, meaning they are the perfect healthy dessert!

So if you're looking for a delicious gluten free and vegan ice-cream recipe or if you need to incorporate some more fibre into your diet like me, this recipe is definitely for you!

Enjoy!!!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chickpeas, canned and drained

• 1/4 cup peanut butter

• 1/2 cup coconut milk

• 2 tbsp maple syrup

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 pinch of sea salt

• 1/4 cup chocolate chips or chunks

• 1/4 cup pecan, chopped

• 1/2 cup dark chocolate for coating

Method

1. Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Add the chickpeas, peanut butter, coconut milk, maple syrup, vanilla and salt to a blender or a food processor, and mix until a thick creamy dough forms.

2. Transfer the dough to a bowl and add the chocolate chips or chunks and the pecan roughly chopped. Mix with a spatula to incorporate in to the dough.

3. Pour the batter in popsicles molds with the sticks in place and smooth the surface. Place in freezer for 3-4 hours, or until the dough is completely hardened.

4. Melt the dark chocolate in a double-boiler or in microwave. Gently remove the cookie dough popsicles from the mold, and immediately dip them in the melted dark chocolate to cover completely. Shake the popsicles to remove the excess chocolate, then place them on a dish lined with baking paper.

5. Return in freezer for 15 minutes to set. Keep the popsicles in the freezer until you want to enjoy.

This recipe has been taken from the following link:

https://earlybrawd.com/chickpea-cookie-dough-popsicles/