Healthy Pound Cake (4 Ingredients)

Name: Healthy Pound Cake (4 Ingredients)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1 lb (454 g) dry roasted unsalted peanuts, about three cups of nuts; 1 lb (454 g ) overripe bananas, about four large bananas; 1 lb (454 g) canned chickpeas, just under 2x15.5 oz cans drained and rinsed, about three cups drained and rinsed; 1 lb (454 g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt, about two cups of yogurt; 2 tsp (10 g) vanilla extract, optional; 1 tsp (6 g) salt, optional

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h

A traditional pound cake is made with a pound each of eggs, sugar, butter, and flour; that's it. I wanted to create a healthier version with equal parts of 4 ingredients, so I came up with this. I made this as a joke, but it works wells as a 4 ingredient healthy cake

Updated at: Mon, 13 May 2024 17:02:43 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories150.3 kcal (8%)

Total Fat9.9 g (14%)

Carbs10.2 g (4%)

Sugars3.1 g (3%)

Protein7.6 g (15%)

Sodium60.7 mg (3%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

Base Ingredients

454gdry roasted unsalted peanuts

three cups

454gbananas

overripe, about four large bananas

454gchickpeas

canned, just under 2x15.5 oz cans drained and rinsed, about three cups drained and rinsed

454gplain nonfat Greek yogurt

two cups

Additional Flavors

10gvanilla extract

optional

6gsalt

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350F, and line 2 9x5" bread pans with parchment paper (only 1 if doing a 1/4 batch). Lightly spray the paper with oil

Step 2

In a food processor, blend together all the ingredients until everything is smooth

dry roasted unsalted peanuts454g

bananas454g

chickpeas454g

plain nonfat Greek yogurt454g

Step 3

Optionally, add in some additional flavors. I went with a little salt and vanilla extract, but you can also add cinnamon or any other extract you have. Add a little maple syrup if you like it sweeter

vanilla extract10g

salt6g

Step 4

Evenly split the batter across the 2 pans. For a 1/4 batch, you'll only need 1 pan

Step 5

Bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 45 minutes (uncovered), or until a toothpick comes out almost clean, and the internal temperature is around 200F. For a 1/4 batch, it should take about 30 minutes, uncovered

Step 6

Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice the loaves, and store in the fridge or freezer