Flourless Chocolate Chip Cake

Flourless desserts are always popular in a gluten free kitchen, because no flour means no gluten. Or at least it usually does.

Now this cake does have a secret ingredient. Please stay with me on this one because really this cake is so good. My whole family enjoyed it.

This cake has beans in it. Yes, beans. Navy beans to be exact. Now, I know it is odd, and I am not normally a fan of bean flours in my gluten free recipes, but in this beans worked. The beans kept it moist and since you pureed it the texture worked. It really did.

Now, it did not taste like a rich chocolate over the top type dessert. This flourless chocolate chip cake was more like a healthy cake, but it was very good. It reminds me of my flourless brownies that contain beans because it taste like a dessert, but a healthy one.

I will be making this one again and again. I love dessert and anytime I can make a gluten free dessert without a bunch of extra ingredients and have it be a little healthier, I am all for it.

Have you made any flourless desserts with beans? I would love to hear what things you have made with beans? 

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Yield: 15 servings

Flourless Chocolate Chip Cake

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Flourless Chocolate Chip Cake is an easy to make gluten free cake.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Additional Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2- 16 ounce cans navy beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 cups gluten free oats
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions

1. In a food processor grind oats until fine, similar to flour.
2. Add remaining ingredients, except chocolate chips. Pulse/blend until well combined. You want this fairly smooth. 
3. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Spread into a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
5. Let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

I have used my vitamix to blend this, so if you have a really heavy-duty blender, like a vitamix, it will also work in place of a food processor, but be sure your blender can handle it.

If you are gluten-free be sure to read labels to make sure that your ingredients are gluten-free.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

15

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 395Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 247mgCarbohydrates: 62gFiber: 9gSugar: 38gProtein: 8g

Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.