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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake

January 3, 2014 By Jennifer @ PB and P Design 15 Comments

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would start the new year off with a healthy, easy, yummy snack full of peanut butter goodness! You just had to know I couldn’t wait to long to share a peanut butter recipe. lol
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake
This is my Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake. It’s light, fluffy, loaded with peanut butter taste and chock full of mini chocolate chips. It’s perfect for the afternoon snack when you need a little pick me up and a little peanut butter. Oh so good!!! I gave a bar to Little Jenny to try and she said it tasted amazing! I told her it was made with quinoa flour and she said really? Ha Ha I got another family member to eat quinoa without knowing it. I can’t wait for my Husband to try them!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake
I got this recipe from Eating Well Website. I saw it and had to try it. It’s the first time I ever used quinoa flour in a recipe and I was just dying to see how it would turn out. I’ll be honest, I was skeptical because quinoa flour doesn’t smell great. But once it was done baking, all I could smell was peanut butter. Eating Well called this a Blondie, but it’s more like cake to me and not a brownie texture. I did change-up their recipe a bit because there recipe made 24 servings and came in at 146 calories per bar. 24 slices in an 8×8 pan, way to small. So I changed it up and my recipe makes 16 large slices and comes in at 152 calories. Now I am curious to see how the rest of the stats stack up, let’s check it out!

Eating Well 24 slices – Calories: 146, Fat: 9, Cholesterol: 21, Sodium: 71, Potassium: 100, Carbs: 15, Fiber: 2, Sugar: 10, Protein: 2

PB&P 16 slices (same size pan as Eating Well) – Calories: 152, Fat: 9, Cholesterol: 0, Sodium: 103, Potassium: 12, Carbs: 14, Fiber: 2.6, Sugar: 4.8, Protein: 5.1

Now in my opinion my bars are healthier. Mine sugar is less, the protein is more, mine doesn’t contain cholesterol and you are getting a bigger bar for 6 calories more. I have to pat myself on the back for this one!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake
The bars are easy to make and the cooking time was only 20 minutes. The hardest part was waiting for the bars to cool. As for the quinoa flour, I used Bob Mills brand, which you can find in the health food section of the grocery store. You can also make your own quinoa flour by rinsing your quinoa in water, drying it off and placing it in a coffee grinder to make a powder. That kind of seems like a pain in the butt, but it works. I do think this recipe will also work with regular flour. I like the quinoa flour because it makes this snack gluten-free and contains more protein and fiber then regular flour.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
A healthy, gluten free snack cake full of peanut butter taste and chock full of mini chocolate chips.
Serves: 16 Slices
Ingredients
  • 4 Tbsp. butter, softened (I used Brummel & Brown)
  • ¾ cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter
  • ½ cup egg substitute or 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup Truvia Baking Blend
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup quinoa flour (I used Bob's Red Mill)
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Line an 8-inch-square baking pan with parchment paper, be sure to over lap all of the sides. This will make it easier to pull the blondies out once they are cooled.
  3. In a small bowl, mix quinoa flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and peanut butter until creamy. Beat in eggs, sugar and vanilla. Whisk in the flour mixture until just combined.
  5. Stir in chocolate chips.
  6. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
  7. Place on the oven and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs on it.
  8. Let cool in the pan for 45 minutes before cutting into 16 slices. Let cool completely before storing.
Notes
Calories: 152, Fat: 9, Cholesterol: 0, Sodium: 103, Potassium: 12, Carbs: 14, Fiber: 2.6, Sugar: 4.8, Protein: 5.1
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Slice
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake
I enjoyed making this recipe and I had fun making a healthy recipe, even healthier. I think I may do this every so often. Just remember to check the serving size on a recipe.  It may look low calorie, but if the serving size is small, it may not be worth it.  I still can’t believe the recipe was for 24 slices in such a small pan. I could see if it was fudge or something, but not this recipe. Crazy to me!


Well my Friends that’s it!!! Have a fab weekend!

Toodles,

Jennifer
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Snack Cake

Filed Under: Appetizers / Snacks, Cakes, Cupcake and Donuts, Peanut Butter Tagged With: cake, Chocolate Chips, gluten free, healthy, peanut butter, Quinoa, snack

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  1. Kim @ Hungry Healthy Girl says

    January 3, 2014 at 3:32 AM

    These bars look so good! I’ve never used quinoa flour either, but it’s a flour that I’ve really wanted to try. I’ll have to give these a try!

    Reply
  2. Joanne says

    January 3, 2014 at 4:15 AM

    Quinoa flour?? WHOA! I would never have guessed!! They look great!

    Reply
  3. Yosef - This American Bite says

    January 3, 2014 at 6:15 AM

    I also used quinoa flour for the first time recently. I was making a batch of my gluten free naan bread and I was out of one of the flour so I substituted! The end result was great. It looks like your cake has a glaze, is that just how it comes out?

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      January 3, 2014 at 6:20 AM

      Your Naan bread sounds good. I have to check it out. There is no glaze in the cakes, that is how they turned out.

      Reply
  4. Mandy says

    January 3, 2014 at 6:32 AM

    These look AMAZING! Can’t wait to give them a try!

    Reply
  5. Marie @ Little Kitchie says

    January 3, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    Love that you used quinoa flour! They look GREAT!

    Reply
  6. Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says

    January 3, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    OMG Jennifer you have outdone yourself, this look both moist and fluffy! YES! Now this is my idea of healthy living!

    Reply
  7. Caitlyn @ city and the cubicle says

    January 3, 2014 at 12:13 PM

    yum these look great girl!!! definitely pinning

    Reply
  8. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says

    January 3, 2014 at 7:26 PM

    I need to try baking with quinoa flour! Love this!

    Reply
  9. Kristi @ My San Francisco Kitchen says

    January 4, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    I have never used quinoa in a recipe besides mixing it together with some beans or tomatoes. This looks like such a yummy snack, and healthy too, I love it!!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      January 5, 2014 at 6:53 AM

      This was my first time and I was pleasantly surprised how nice the quinoa turned out. You should give it a try, I know you will come up with a tasty recipe.

      Reply
  10. Melissa says

    January 8, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    Could I sub maple syrup for the truvia?

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      January 8, 2014 at 11:28 AM

      Hi, I am unsure of how the texture maybe, but I think it’s a great idea. I would say give it a try. The flavor would be just wonderful. Let me know how it turns out.

      Reply

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