Chocolate Cake – made healthy in an Airfryer

Name: Beetroot Chocolate Cake Bites
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 cups beetroot (roasted, and pureed); 1 tsp baking powder; 1 egg (large); 5 tbsp cocoa powder; 5 tbsp chia seeds; 1 salt (just a pinch)

I love my airfryer. Thank you Mummy for the gift. I told my mum I was frying food more than I otherwise do. My excuse, because my partner likes tasty food. Subsequently I was eating more fried food. Thus her answer: An airfryer. She gave this to me for my birthday years ago, when these first hit the shelves, and I am still loving it!!

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To prep for daily healthy eating, I pack my airfryer with veggies. Then I blast them for 45 minutes at 180 degrees celsius. Consequently, the result delicious veg. Easy to peel and ready to mash baked potatoes. In the mix usually are 4 medium sized potatoes (for him), and a gem-squash with a tiny butternut for me. Of recent I have been adding beetroot. Therefore this is what you need to have done. Approximately 2 medium beetroot bulbs. Airfried, cooled, and peeled.

Beetroot Chocolate Cake Bites

Healthy, Oil-free, Dairy free, Wheat free, Gluten free : Chocolate Cake, made with roasted blitzed beetroot.

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Prep Time 1

Cook Time 5

Servings: 2

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

2 cups beetroot roasted, and pureed
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg large
5 tbsp cocoa powder
5 tbsp chia seeds
1 salt just a pinch

Equipment

1 Blender
Oven optional
Airfryer optional

Method

Ensure your beetroot is blitzed smooth, no large pieces or outside rough skin.
Mix all the ingredients in your blender until a red brown batter is formed.
Sweeten to taste if needed.
I will be rolling the tiny chocolate beetroot cupcakes in a form of powdered sugar / sweetener to keep the amount of sweetener used to an absolute minimum. I find if the bite is in powdery sweetness, there is the illusion of sweet throughout the bite. Up to you. If you are serving this to other people the first time you make it, maybe add 2 tbsp of your choice of sweetener to the batter.
Drop 1 tablespoon of the batter into a silicone cupcake holder and arrange in the airfryer.
Bake in the preheated airfryer, 5 minutes at 180 degrees celsius, or until the skewer comes out of the batter clean.

Notes

So I want to eat more beetroot. Its an extremely healthy vegetable with loads of anti-oxidants. I also, like a sweet every now and then. You know, when you’re wanting a nibble. Hence, Beetroot Chocolate Cake Bites.

Optional flavours;

The first time I made this I also added;

– 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

– 1 tsp coffee granules

– pinch of salt

A yummy version.

Research: the benefits of eating beetroot, from the below article:

Best of all it reduces high blood pressure (FYI. daddy – check this out!!).
A healthier heart (always a good thing), and understandably increased stamina.
Equally important it is anti; diabetes, dementia, cancer, inflammation.
It helps with weight management since it is a good source of fiber.
It has potassium which can enhance your bones.
Accordingly it aids in a healthy liver.
Most importantly, it helps with healthy pregnancy.

https://www.pushdoctor.co.uk/nutrition-advice/h ealth-benefits-of-beetroot

PLUS: I cook the leaves. Saute with garlic, and a tomato. Simple. Equally important.

So this is something I will always have in my garden.

In conclusion, beetroot is a life saving and life changing vegetable. Finally, I can have my cake. And eat it. Obviously, it was going to be a healthy cake.

Besides, the devil’s in the frosting…

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