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Chocolate Banana Quinoa Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 cups cooked quinoa
  • 1 cup quinoa flakes
  • ½ ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 coarsely ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salted butter, softened

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment and leave some hanging over the sides.
  • Place the bananas, eggs, melted butter, vanilla, syrup, and sugar into a food processor. Pulse until fully puréed.
  • Pour mixture into a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the quinoa, quinoa flakes, chia seeds, salt, and baking powder.
  • Gently fold mixture to combine, then pour into baking pan.
  • Bake just until the cake is firm through to the center (30 minutes). Remove and allow to fully cool. Lift cake from pan by the parchment and cut into squares.
  • Microwave the chocolate on defrost in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until fully melted.
  • Stir softened butter into the chocolate.
  • Pour mixture into a zip-top bag, snip a small hole in the corner and pipe chocolate onto each square in a crosshatch pattern.
  • Allow chocolate to set for 5-10 minutes before serving.
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