Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chickpea Spread

I came across this post for a chocolate chickpea spread quite a while ago and finally decided to try it this morning.  My goal for this year as far as weight goes is to lose 6 lbs in the short term and eventually 3 more ideally. 

I always want a small piece of chocolate right after lunch so I wanted to try this as a healthier alternative that would take care of the sweet craving. 

I got my wish, it definitely has a deep chocolate flavor and I only used two tablespoons of the Hershey Special Dark cocoa powder.  I tested it out this morning after I made it on the middle of my toast I had cut out.

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chickpea Butter
(Altered from this recipe on BitterSweet)

1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 Tbsp natural peanut butter
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp Hershey Special Dark cocoa powder
1/3 cup organic agave nectar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 – 4 Tbsp strong coffee

Directions

1.  Mix everything but the water together in a food processor.   Mix thoughroughly.

2.  Add coffee in a slow stream until desired consistency is reached.