Preparing for Refeed Day with Chocolate Chickpea Brownies!! (Gluten Free)

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen that today I get to reward 6 weeks worth of hard work with a day in carb heaven! But don’t worry— it’s a “refeed,” not a “cheat.” What does that mean exactly? Well, for myself and my challengers in my group, we are replenishing our tired muscles today with some targeted dirty #carbs. Not only is this a great mental break for ya, since we’ve been sticking to our program so diligently, but it’s also a chance to restore all that glycogen in our depleted muscles! The goal? And amazing #legday tomorrow and renewed energy and endurance. Even better? We’ll repeat this refeed every 2 weeks from now on for the rest of our 80 days!!

These are also a dessert that any of my challengers can have up to 3 times a week in our regular fitness challenge groups (I believe in moderation, balance and clean eating-- NOT DEPRIVATION)! If you want to chat with me more about gettin into our next challenge group, where I share tons of meal plans and recipes like these, and work towards your fitness goals with amazing community and support, please REACH OUT to me! We'll set up a time to chat on the phone, or communicate via email or text, whatever is easiest for you, and find out the best plan for YOU moving forward with your fitness!



Fixate Chickpea Chocolate Brownies 

Ingredients:

1 (15 oz) can of chickpeas/garbanzo beans.  Rinsed and drained.
1/4 cup of butter (or extra virgin coconut oil)
2 large eggs
1/2 cup of maple syrup
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 pinch sea salt
1/4 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9×9 inch baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Place chickpeas, butter, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a food processor; cover.  Blend until smooth.
Add chocolate chips; mix by hand until blended.
Evenly spread batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of brownies comes out clean.



Cut into 16 squares, 4x4.  One serving (on my plan, 1 yellow!) is one amazing, rich and delicious brownie! Pro-tip? Freeze the leftovers for later (which was my plan, I swear, until my family wouldn't leave them the heck alone!). I hope you enjoy these, and as always, let me know what you think! Now, about that workout...

Live healthy, live happy. Love, Amanda