Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake

Photo: The Fit Housewife

Miracle worker or what? Just look at all that chocolatey lushness with chewy pieces of cookie dough.

OK – maybe this isn’t “health” food in the strictest sense, but it’s definitely a lighter, healthier version of the much-loved Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake recipe, which tastes absolutely fantastic.

Essentially, the recipe weaves its magic by using unsweetened apple sauce plus dates and honey for sweetness. There’s also a generous amount of non-fat Greek yogurt and a massive 12 egg-whites for it’s light mousse-like texture.

Sure there’s a little butter and whole cane sugar in the cookie dough, and dark chocolate chips but I think that can be forgiven from time to time – can’t it?

Jen at The Fit Housewife shares her utterly wonderful Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake recipe.

If you’re looking for more recipes that fall on the healthier end of the cake spectrum, have a look at these lovely Mini Carrot Bundt Cakes, or this gorgeous Cottage Cheese Cheesecake with Blueberry Compote.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake Recipe

 

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough:

• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
• ¼ cup whole cane sugar (such as Sucanat)
• ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
• ⅔ cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• pinch sea salt
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips

For the Cake:

• 2-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp each baking powder and baking soda
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 1-1/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• ½ cup pitted dates
• ⅓ cup raw honey
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 12 egg whites
• ¼ cup dark chocolate chips
• 3 Tbsp skim milk

Instructions

1. For the full recipe and nutritional values visit: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake.

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