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Home » Free From Recipes » Dairy-free Recipes » Healthy Chocolate Chip Cake (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

20th October 2014 ·

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cake (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

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This healthy chocolate chip cake is made in just 5 minutes in the microwave. It contains butternut squash for natural sweetness and ground almonds for protein.

healthy chocolate chip cake

For a long time I have been meaning to experiment with microwave cakes. 

Something that could be prepared and cooked in minutes to satisfy my family’s sweet cravings after dinner.

Of course, in order to fulfil my usual philosophy of free-from, healthy and simple recipes, I needed to dream up something with very little sugar whilst being sweet enough to satisfy! 

I therefore decided to experiment with butternut squash, a naturally sweet vegetable.

If you don’t have a squash but have pumpkin then use that instead.  

Healthy chocolate chip cake after baking

How do you make butternut squash puree?

To make squash puree simply cut a squash in half lengthwise and wrap each half in foil. 

Place in an oven at 180 degrees (160 degree, fan) for about an hour or until the flesh is very tender.

Then place the flesh of the squash in a food processor or blender and blend until you have a smooth puree. 

This can be frozen in portions (if you freeze it all together you will end up with a lot to use at once.  I froze it is bags of approx. 200g which will give you sufficient for this recipe). It will store for up to a year.

To make pumpkin puree follow this recipe on the BBC Good Food website.

If you don’t want to make your own squash or pumpkin puree then buy a tin of pumpkin puree. 

It seems like it is pretty hard to find in the UK but Ocado stock it.

Why is this called a healthy chocolate chip cake?

The cake is made with butternut squash, ground almonds and egg.

This means it is packed full of antioxidants, beta-caroteine, nutrients like calcium and magnesium (from the almonds) and protein so each small serving needn’t leave you feeling guilty! 

The only processed sugar in them is from the dark chocolate chips.

healthy chocolate chip cake cut open

Serve them straight from the microwave, turned out onto a plate and dusted with a little extra cinnamon. 

They would be delicious with a scoop of (dairy-free) ice-cream or some (dairy-free) chocolate sauce.

Do you have a favourite recipe for butternut squash or pumpkin? 

They are such sweet vegetables that they seem to lend themselves perfectly to sweet dishes as well as savoury ones.

Pin the recipe for healthy chocolate chip cake:

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Healthy Chocolate Chip Cake (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

Gluten-free, Dairy-free
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Servings 4 small, or 2 large cakes
Author Vicki Montague - The Free From Fairy

Ingredients
  

  • 8 tbsp butternut squash or pumpkin puree
  • 4 tbsp ground almonds
  • 2 tbsp Free From Fairy gluten-free plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp mixed spice or cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 free-range egg - whisked
  • 1-2 tbsp dark chocolate chips - check ingredients
  • Coconut oil - or other oil for greasing

Instructions
 

  • Mix the dry ingredients together in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir well to combine.
  • Grease four small ramekins (or 2 larger ones) with coconut oil and divide the mixture between them.
  • Cook each individually for 1 1/2 minutes (small ramekins) or 3 minutes (large ramekins) on high power until springy to the touch. Bear in mind that all microwaves are different so you may need to adjust the cooking time slightly. Mine is an 800W microwave.
  • Turn the cakes out onto plates, scatter with a little more cinnamon and serve.
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  1. Nóri | ingeniouscooking.com says

    9th May 2015 at 8:57 am

    Wow, this sounds lovely! Well done. 🙂

    • Vicki Montague says

      12th May 2015 at 11:49 am

      Thanks Nori. Coming over to check out your dairy-free cooking cream!

  2. Honest mum says

    26th October 2014 at 8:59 am

    5 stars
    Love microwave cakes and these look great (and seasonal too). My Auntie showed me how to make microwaved steam puddings and they’re so much fun, the kids made them in cups the other day! I would substitute the almonds for dessicated coconut-want one of these now! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

    • The Free From Fairy says

      27th October 2014 at 5:13 pm

      Ooo I hope you are going to blog that recipe soon!!

  3. Carole Seddon says

    21st October 2014 at 10:26 pm

    5 stars
    Made these tonight for the family and they went down a storm…much like the weather today (with the loss of 2 fence panels…so hubby has a fun weekend in store!) Quick and easy! 1 minute 30 is perfect in our 800w microwave. Have enough puree for 2 more batches ready in the freezer! Yum yum! 🙂

    • The Free From Fairy says

      22nd October 2014 at 11:41 am

      Hi Carole, thanks for letting me know!!! It really makes my day to have feedback on my recipes! My kids had friends over for tea yesterday and they all wolfed these down with lots of mmmm sounds!! I love knowing they are getting nutrients in something that is tasty!

  4. Ciara (@My Fussy Eater) says

    21st October 2014 at 7:54 pm

    I love this recipe! Always looking for new ways to sneak some veg into my kids!

    • The Free From Fairy says

      22nd October 2014 at 11:36 am

      Ah thanks Ciara! I loved it last night when I gave it to two of my kids friends and they wolfed it down. Very satisfying to know they are actually getting nutrients in a pudding!!

  5. Over a Cuppa says

    21st October 2014 at 1:51 pm

    These look fantastic, actually ground almonds would of made a great addition to my pumpkin & orange slices *sorry thinking as I type!

    We don’t have a microwave at the moment, I know….but sure they would be just as good out of the oven!

    • The Free From Fairy says

      21st October 2014 at 2:17 pm

      Thanks for your lovely comment! Shame you don’t have a microwave cos the joy of these is in the speed! I love not having to wait for a treat 😉

  6. Carly says

    20th October 2014 at 12:22 pm

    4 stars
    I like it! We’ve been experimenting with pumpkin this week too- it makes a lovely pie filling whizzed with dates and some CoYo.

    Anyway, just thought I’d add my top lazy persons tip- I sometimes buy butternut squash and apple purées in the baby pouches. They are often just the perfect amount for baking.

    • The Free From Fairy says

      20th October 2014 at 12:33 pm

      Ah, I love your lazy tip!! Thanks for that Carly. I had forgotten the days of weaning and getting pouches of such things. Brilliant!

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