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HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! Even though the weather isn't promising this weekend you can make these yummy treats to brighten up your day and still feel healthy......

Woo hoo it’s Friday! Which can have it’s pros and cons...mainly PROS! However the main con being your diet goes out the window on the weekends. You have probably worked hard all week trying to eat a healthy balanced diet but if you are like most people you allow yourself “cheat days” on the weekend. Some people really just throw all their healthy ways in the garbage come Friday night, then wake up Monday morning vowing to eat healthy again. Want to end this cycle now...then you need to allow yourself treats throughout the week so you never feel deprived. I have just the treat to offer you....Blondies! The best part about these blondies is that they are made from...chickpeas! Thats right you heard me, chickpeas! Which are incredibly healthy for you. So make up a batch of these tonight and allow yourself to indulge in some this weekend, but try to still stick to a healthy balanced diet the rest of the weekend, so you can end the vicious cycle of the “Monday morning blues”, where you promise yourself to start eating clean again.

Here they are...delicious healthy blondies!

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups chickpeas (if canned, drain and rinse them well)
3 tablespoons any nut butter, coconut oil, or dairy butter
1/3 of a banana
1/4 cup ground flaxseed (flaxseed meal)
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup powdered stevia
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice blend, or cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
OPTIONAL: Chocolate chips (I highly recommend you add chocolate chips!)

Directions Add all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend or process until the batter is very smooth. If you're using chocolate chips, stir them in now. Either enjoy as an unbaked dip, or spread batter into a parchment lined or greased 8" x 8" pan and bake in a 350-degree oven for 30-35 minutes — do not overbake. When cooled, cut into 18 squares...And get this each blondie is only 60 calories! So indulge, its mainly chickpeas!

If you allow yourself treats every once and awhile throughout the week and continue this into the weekends you should never have a day where you eat crap all day long. The effect this has on your body is a lot worse than you can imagine. It takes approximately three days for your body to get back to normal after having a day where you eat mindlessly all day long (which a lot of girls do on Sundays!) So end this cycle now, just continue your healthy eating plan into the weekend and allow yourself treats all throughout the week so you never feel deprived!

I hope everyone has a great weekend and treat your body well this weekend allowing yourself some special treats but still sticking to your balanced eating plan :)