Healthier Chocolate Cake

4.44 from 362 ratings

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!

Cook Time35

Additional Time50

Total Time1 25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Servings: servings

Author: Beth

Equipment

Ingredients

3 bananas ripe
½ cup greek yogurt vanilla or plain
⅓ cup (79ml) honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp creamy peanut butter
1 large egg
1 ½ cups (180g) all purpose flour **can be made GF see note
⅓ cup (28g) cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
½ cup (85g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
mini chocolate chips for sprinkling on top

Instructions

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.
3 bananas, 1/2 cup greek yogurt, 1/3 cup (79ml) honey, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 Tbsp creamy peanut butter
Pour the blended mixture into a mixing bowl. Add the egg and mix in.
1 large egg
Add the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda, mix until incorporated.
1 1/2 cups (180g) all purpose flour **can be made GF, 1/3 cup (28g) cocoa powder, 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
Add the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, mix.
1/2 cup (85g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pour the cake into the prepared pan. Sprinkle addition chocolate chips on top of the cake if desired.
mini chocolate chips for sprinkling on top
Bake for 27-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Notes

This recipe turned out great using gluten free flour! We love King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour.

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