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Description
  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.

Time
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hours
Total Time: 1 hours 10 minutes

 Cost
Total Cost: $6.46
Cost per Serving: $0.26
Ingredients
Base Pound Cake
- 3 cups (454 g) Peanuts ($2.47)
- 4 large (454 g) Banana, overripe ($0.58)
- 3 cups (454 g) Chickpeas, drained and rinsed ($1.52)
- 2 cups (454 g) Plain nonfat greek yogurt ($1.79)

Optional Flavors
- 2 tsp (10 g) Vanilla extract ($0.07)
- 1 tsp (6 g) Salt ($0.00)

Instructions
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

2.  In a food processor, blend together all 4 ingredients (drained and rinsed chickpeas, peanuts, yogurt, and bananas) until everything is smooth


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. For some lift, add some baking powder (I've never tried, but I'd guess 2 tsp (9.6 g) for a full batch)

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


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

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

Nutrition Facts
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Servings: 24
Calories: 166
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Total Fat: 10.0g (13 %)
 Saturated Fat: 1.5g (8 %)
 Trans Fat: 0g
 Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.0g
 Monounsaturated Fat: 5.1g
Cholesterol: 1mg (0 %)
Sodium: 145mg (6 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 12.9g (5 %)
 Dietary Fiber: 3.1g (11 %)
 Sugar: 2.4g
Protein: 8.0g (16 %)
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Vitamin B12: 0.1mcg (5 %)
Vitamin D: 0mcg (0 %)
Potassium: 168mg (4 %)
Calcium: 40mg (3 %)
Magnesium: 40mg (10 %)
Iron: 0.5mg (3 %)
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 Glycemic Index: 32.5
Glycemic Load: 3.7
Alternative Recipe Link (Whisk / Samsung Food)
https://s.samsungfood.com/FN6hz