Sep 3, 2019
These healthy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondies are dense, fudgy, and packed with chocolate chips! You’d never know they’re made without any added sugar, butter, or flour!
Oh yes, these are sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan.
Oh! And how could I forget about the “cherry on top”?? Aka, the sweet CHERRY FROSTING!
But seriously, these chewy Cherry Blondies are ahhhmazing. They’re sweet and packed with fresh cherry flavor!
Thanks to all the chocolate chips, these Cherry Blondies are super decadent — you’ll swear they are unhealthy!
You know, I never thought I’d say this but there is a time and place for chocolate — which happens to be here and now — BUT, personally, I don’t think chocolate would match very well in some of my previous fruit-flavored blondies. I couldn’t imagine chocolate tasting very good in my Peach Blondies, nor could I see it pair well in my Blueberry Muffin Blondies, Strawberry Blondies or Raspberry-Lemon Blondies.
But Cherry Blondies? Yeah, chocolate will fit right in!
Healthy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondies with Cherry Frosting
These healthy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondies are dense, fudgy, and packed with chocolate chips! You’d never know they’re made without any added sugar, butter, or flour! Oh yes, these are sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan.
For the Blondies:
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**Pit the cherries and puree in a blender until smooth. Measure 1½ cups and pour into a large mixing bowl, reserve 3 extra tbs of puree for the frosting.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line an 8″ brownie pan with parchment paper both ways.
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To the cherry puree, whisk in the erythritol, oil, stevia extract, and cherry flavor.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the brown rice flour, oat flour, baking powder, and salt. Dump the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and fold together until the batter is smooth.
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Stir in the chocolate chips. Scoop the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out to the edges. Bake for ~30 minutes, or until the center of the blondies are firm when tapped. Let cool completely in the pan.
For the Frosting:
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In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the erythritol, cherry puree, and cherry flavor. Spread onto the cooled blondies. Slice and serve! Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondies with Cherry Frosting
Amount Per Serving (1 serving = 1/9th of recipe)
Calories 200
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 90mg4%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 5.5g23%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 10mg56%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Can you believe one of these giant blondie wedges contains only 200 calories and 6g of fat? And can you believe that with such comforting decadence you also get 5.5g of fiber, 5g of protein, healthy fruit, and whole grains?
So don’t be afraid to grab a second serving, you will actually get some more benefits rather than consequences!
Enjoy 🙂
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With love and good eats,
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– Jess
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