Healthy Pound Cake (4 Ingredients)

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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 hour

Total Time:
1 hours 10 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:

Cost per Serving:
$0.27
Ingredients
Serving(s)
Base Pound Cake
  • 3 cups Peanuts
  • 4 large Banana, overripe
  • 3 cups Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups Plain nonfat greek yogurt
Optional Flavors
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
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  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

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

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  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)

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

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  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

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

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Nutrition Facts
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Servings: 24
Calories: 167
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Total Fat: 10.0g (13 %)
 Saturated Fat: 1.5g (8 %)
 Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.0g
 Monounsaturated Fat: 5.1g
Cholesterol: 1mg (0 %)
Sodium: 145mg (6 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 13.4g (5 %)
 Fiber: 3.3g (12 %)
 Net Carbs: 10.1g
 Total Sugar: 4.7g
  Added Sugar: 0.0g (0%)
Protein: 8.1g (16 %)
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Vitamin B12: 0.13mcg (5 %)
Vitamin D: 0mcg (0 %)
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Calcium: 41mg (3 %)
Iron: 0.55mg (3 %)
Magnesium: 45mg (11 %)
Potassium: 236mg (5 %)
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Glycemic Index:
32.5

Glycemic Load:
3.7