Raspberry, Chocolate & Coconut Blondies

"My name's Pamela aka @SpamellaB, a music and fitness-loving Manchester-based health food freelance recipe developer and blogger. Also Mum to a toddler, I love creating indulgent but healthy treats (hence my hashtag #indulginginnocently) which are mainly vegan, gluten and dairy-free and low in sugar that appeal to all tastes and sweet tooths!

These vegan-friendly blondies are super easy to whizz up and are spiked with juicy raspberries and chunks of Seed & Bean Coconut & Raspberry Extra Dark Chocolate to compliment the crunchy coconut shreds on top. A delicious combination for a healthier but delicious treat, dessert or snack."

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 banana
• 200ml almond or oat milk
• 75g coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 100g oat flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 50g coconut flour
• 1 tablespoon flaxseed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 75g fresh or frozen raspberries
• 50g Seed and Bean Coconut & Raspberry Extra Dark Chocolate, broken up into pieces
• Coconut chips

METHOD:

Get making!

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and grease and line a 9x9in baking tin.
• Place the banana, milk, coconut sugar and vanilla in a blender and whizz up until smooth.
• Add in the flours, ground almonds, flaxseed, cinnamon and baking powder and whizz again to form a batter.
• Fold in the chopped chocolate and raspberries. Spoon into the tin and spread out evenly. Sprinkle over some coconut chips and bake for 25 minutes (cover with foil after 5-10 minutes to prevent burning!).

• Leave to cool then cut into 9-12 bars and enjoy!