Go Back
Print
Recipe Image
Smaller
Normal
Larger
Quinoa Chocolate Banana Cake
CINDYMARIE.NET
Chocolate cake that you won't thought made of Banana and Quinoa and yet taste awesomely delicious!
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe
Course
Dessert, Snack
Servings
18
slices
Ingredients
2
pcs
Bananas (ripe or medium ripe)
1
cup
Or 180g Quinoa, soaked overnight
1/2
cup
Or 75g Raisins
1/2
cup
Or 50g Cocoa/Cacao powder
1/2
cup
Or 50g Shredded Coconut Unsweetened (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
1
tsp
Vanilla
3
tbsp
Chia seeds, soaked in 9 tbsp water
Pinch of Salt
1
cup
Water
For Topping
2
pcs
Bananas (ripe or medium ripe)
1
tbsp
Cocoa/Cacao powder
2
tbsp
Nuts or seeds, or can be mixed nuts (as per your preference)
Instructions
Soak Quinoa min 10 minutes or up to 1 hr (preferably overnight), drain and rinse.
Soak the chia and set aside, add it as the last ingredients when everything else in your blender or bowl.
Blend smooth all the ingredient for the banana bread and pour into a greaseproof paper-lined tin.
Bake for an hour at 190C / 375F until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
Set aside and the bread will be firmer as it cools down.
For Icing – mash two bananas with 2 tbsp of cacao powder.
Spread the icing on the cooled quinoa banana bread and top with chopped nuts or seed.
Suggested to consume within the next 3 days – or else you can pack it nicely and place it in your freezer for later and just reheat it.
Video
Keyword
baking, banana, delicious, healthiercake, healthydessert, healthysnack, homemadefood, pancakes, quinoa, tasty, yummysnack