# Chocolate Chickpea Cookies This Recipe for Grain-Free Cookies Adds an Unusual Element to a Classic By Alyson Wyers | Published 2016-07-29 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grainfree-cookies References: [ambitiouskitchen](http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2016/06/chickpea-flour-chocolate-chip-cookies/) If you have a serious sweet tooth or some intense food allergies, these grain-free cookies allow you to indulge while still retaining some semblance of health. Created by Monique from the health-focused food blog Ambitious Kitchen, these homemade Chickpea Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies are safe for people who cannot tolerate regular gluten-laden flour. The gluten and grain-free cookies are also a [vegan recipe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/readytobake-cookie-dough1), so they are great for people with a limiting lifestyle too. To try them at home you will need coconut oil, coconut sugar and a dark chocolate bar among other ingredients. You could also use garbanzo bean flour in place of the chickpea flour. For topping, feel free to sprinkle some sea salt on there as well. This sweet snack shows the increasing preference for people to have [gluten-free options](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frozen-cookie-dough), even without suffering from a digestive issue. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Gluten-free Options:** Creating gluten-free alternatives to traditional food products presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the food industry. - **Grain-free Alternatives:** Developing grain-free alternatives to baked goods allows for disruptive innovation in the health-conscious food market. - **Vegan Recipes:** Introducing more vegan options into traditional recipes opens up disruptive innovation opportunities to cater to the growing plant-based movement. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Food Industry:** The food industry can explore the creation of gluten-free, grain-free, and vegan alternatives to meet the increasing demand for healthier food options. - **Health Food Market:** The health food market can leverage the popularity of gluten-free and grain-free products to develop innovative snacks and baked goods. - **Plant-based Food Market:** The plant-based food market has an opportunity to create more innovative and delicious vegan recipes to cater to the growing number of consumers adopting a plant-based lifestyle. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Grain-Free Chickpea Oatmeals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grain-free-chickpea-oatmeal.md) - [Nourishing Chickpea Brownies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chickpea-brownies.md) - [Seed Flour Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seed-flour-cookies.md) - [Upcycled Gluten-Free Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chocolate-chip-crispy-cookies.md) - [Indulgent Gluten-Free Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goji-berries-and-chocolate.md) - [Free-From Protein Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/good-word.md) - [Chickpea-Based Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ice-cream-make-from-chickpeas.md) - [Free-From Protein Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grainfree-protein-cookie.md) - [Diminutive Cookie Sandwiches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diminutive-cookie-sandwich.md)