Best Healthier Chocolate Chip Cake Recipes

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HEALTHIER CHOCOLATE CAKE



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This healthier chocolate cake tastes like a double chocolate chip banana muffin! No sugar, butter or oil but uses bananas, greek yogurt and honey instead!

Provided by Beth

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 bananas (ripe)
1/2 cup greek yogurt (vanilla or plain)
1/3 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour **can be made GF (see note)
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
mini chocolate chips for sprinkling on top

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350º F.
  • Spray an 8 inch square pan with cooking spray.
  • In a blender, combine the bananas, greek yogurt, honey, vanilla, and peanut butter. Blend until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
  • Pour the blended mixture into a mixing bowl. Add the egg and mix in.
  • Add the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda, mix until incorporated.
  • Add the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, mix.
  • Pour the cake into the prepared pan. Sprinkle addition chocolate chips on top of the cake if desired.
  • Bake for 27-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188 kcal, Carbohydrate 33 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 16 mg, Sodium 160 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 15 g, UnsaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CAKE (FAT FREE AND SUGAR FREE!)



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This is the healthiest chocolate cake- 100% fat free, sugar free and made with no eggs, no butter, and no milk! Moist and with a tender crumb, this healthy chocolate cake recipe is vegan and gluten free!

Provided by Arman

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (gluten free, if necessary)
1 cup granulated sweetener of choice (* See notes)
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
1 cup water

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine your flour, granulated sweetener,cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, and mix well.
  • Add your vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, and unsweetened applesauce and mix well. Pour the water over the top and mix until fully combined.
  • Transfer the cake batter into the lined pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out just clean.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool in the cake pan for 10 minutes, before carefully transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Once cool, frost if desired.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Slice, Calories 98 kcal, Carbohydrate 21 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 1 g, Sodium 306 mg, Fiber 2 g

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CAKE (WHOLE WHEAT, GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN OPTIONS)



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This healthy chocolate cake is super moist, made a little healthier with whole wheat flour and is honey-sweetened. Can also be made gluten-free or vegan!

Provided by Erin @ Food Doodles

Categories     Dessert

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup (320 grams) honey* or 2 cups (375 gram) coconut sugar or 2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
1 3/4 cups (210 grams) whole spelt flour, whole wheat flour, white whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour or 1 3/4 cups (236 gram) Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 gluten-free baking flour for a gluten-free version
3/4 cup (85 grams) cocoa powder (I prefer Dutch-process)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs (50 grams each, out of shell) or 2 chia eggs** for vegan
1 cup (240 milliliters) milk of choice***
1/2 cup (120 milliliters) olive oil (or another neutral-tasting vegetable oil that's liquid at room temp)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (240 milliliters) boiling water (this is not a typo!)
flesh of 1 avocado (155 grams)
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (72 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons, maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons (28 grams) refined coconut oil

Steps:

  • If using honey, preheat your oven to 325 °F (167 °C). If not using honey (which bakes quicker than sugar, hence the lower temperature), preheat to 350 °F (175 °C).
  • Line 2 round 8" cake pans with parchment paper on the bottom and then grease the sides of the pans.
  • In a large bowl, stir together the sugar (if using honey, don't add it yet), flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add eggs, milk, honey (if using), olive oil and vanilla. Mix for 2 minutes on medium and then stir in the boiling water. The batter will be almost as thin as water. If you taste it, it will NOT taste good! But don't worry. It tastes great after baking.
  • Divide the batter between the two pans.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with some moist crumbs, but no uncooked liquid. The bake time will vary widely depending on what combination of sugar / eggs / flour you use. The whole wheat / egg / honey version is on the longer side. The gluten-free / chia egg / honey version is on the shorter side.
  • Let cool completely before frosting.

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