The prune – a dried plum – is a naturally sweet fruit. That means you can add less sugar to this recipe than you might for a similar cake. And to make it healthier, I add protein powder, rounding out the nutritional value of the cake. Cinnamon and cloves provide the spice. As you know, prunes are high in fiber. For more fiber, I add rolled oats and Scottish oats in place of regular flour. Try this recipe for a Stay Healthy alternative to breakfast bread, dessert, or a snack.
Spicy Prune Protein Cake
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups boiling water
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup diced prunes
- ½ cup almond butter
- ½ cup organic coconut sugar
- 1 whole organic egg
- 1 cup Scottish Oats fine - medium ground rolled oats
- ½ cup vanilla whey protein powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the oats and prunes in a small bowl and pour boiling water over stirring to combine. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk almond butter, and coconut sugar until creamy. Add egg and mix until well combined. Add oat-prune mixture and mix well
- In another bowl, fork together the Scottish oats, whey protein, baking soda and spices until thoroughly combined. Add to the creamed mixture and stir to mix well.
- Pour batter into a greased and floured 9" square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes. Check at 25 minutes with a knife inserted in center. When the knife comes out clean, the cake is done.
- Serve cake warm for dessert with a dollop of vanilla frozen yogurt.