Cranberry White Chocolate Bars with Chickpeas - Desserts Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 (19 oz/540 ml) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 2/3 cup (150 ml) white chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) butter
• zest from ½ an orange
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg white
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup (150 ml) granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) fresh or frozen cranberries (don’t thaw)
• 1 cup (250 ml) almonds, sliced
• icing sugar (optional)