Vegan Chickpea Chocolate Sauce

I bet you would never imagine you’d see a recipe for how to make a chocolate sauce with chickpeas that is healthy and vegan. Well, add this chickpea dessert sauce to your list of dessert recipes because this might become your new fav. Warning! It’s addictive, but disclaimer, it’s healthy! Win-win.

The superstar ingredients

For this chickpea dessert recipe, there are a few key ingredients. For starters, the chickpeas! Chickpeas add so much goodness to this vegan recipe. They are packed with nutrients like iron, phosphorus, and fiber. Plus they are loaded with protein which helps you stay full and is plant-based. What I love about chickpeas is that they are super inexpensive. Who said vegan and healthy protein needed to break the bank?

Another superstar ingredient is the toasted carob powder by Bob’s Red Mill. I’ve used carob powder a lot before in desserts as it can be used as a replacement for cocoa powder. Carob powder is made from the dried pods of the carob tree and one of the best parts about it is that it is caffeine-free and low in calories!

Multipurpose Chickpea Dessert Sauce

This chickpea dessert sauce is multi-purpose! It can be used as a sauce, a spread, or a dip. It’s just like hummus, but sweet and would fall under your dessert recipes! Easy for snacking, dessert, picnics, or just having in the fridge for those sweet cravings. I love pairing this sauce with fruit, plus it can be a great recipe to share with your kids because it’s fun, tastes sweet like chocolate, but it’s healthy and full of nutrients and vitamins.

Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t have any issues with sugar and I think it’s hard and silly to completely avoid it, however, I do think it’s important to teach kids while they’re young about healthy eating and how you can get creative with ingredients like with this recipe. There are so many healthier variations of dessert recipes out there, it just takes some creativity and the right ingredients.