The sprinkles made me do it.
Sprinkles can be very convincing.
Yesterday, one of my friends threw an impromptu party, and we were all supposed to bring a dish to share. Since a lot of people came straight from work, there ended up being an overwhelming number of packaged hummus containers, spinach dips, and pre-cut veggie trays. However, one dish stood out from all the others:
A giant bowl of buttery vanilla cake batter.
Cake batter healthy enough that you can eat it with a spoon.
Cake Batter Cookie Dough Dip
(can be gluten-free)
Recipe found here: Recipes with Beans.
- 1 1/2 cups chickpeas or white beans (1 can) (250g after draining)
- 3 tbsp cashew butter or a butter-type spread like Earth Balance (See nutrition link below, for all substitution notes on this recipe) (43g)
- 1 tbsp applesauce (or omit and increase cashew butter to 1/4c) (15g)
- 2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp baking soda (to everyone who’s been asking: this is for flavor)
- heaping 1/8 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup xylitol or sugar (or coconut sugar or evaporated cane juice) (160g)
- 1/4 tsp butter extract (adds a cake-batter flavor, but you can omit) (It is vegan.)
- 1/4 cup quick oats (20g) (or ground flax or rolled oats, or even 1/4c cake mix)
- optional: sprinkles!
Drain and rinse beans very well. Blend all ingredients in a food processor (not a blender) until very, very smooth. (If you must use a blender, please read my notes in the “nutrition info” link below, before attempting.) Dip apple slices or crackers or pretzels, spread on a banana or toast or pancakes or cookies, or eat with a spoon!
What’s your favorite party dip?
Spinach-artichoke dip? Seven Layer Dip? Or something sweet, like pumpkin or cookie dough dip? Here in Texas, queso is really popular. And of course guacamole.
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Hi,
Do you know how many grams of sugar are in each tablespoon? I didn’t see that listed in the nutritional info.
Thanks!
I think I figured it to be around 4.5 grams?
I thoroughly enjoy looking up recipes for sweet food; it helps control my cravings. If there is a party or get together I will make this and surprise everyone; it’s quite simple. Just need a food processor!
Spinach-artichoke dip!! Anything with artichokes, I cannot get enough of. Although all of your dips are really good, this one actually made me feel sick. I wonder if it has too much sugar? The chocolate chip cookie dough one is still my favorite ;P
Used Ground Chia Seed in place of FLAX or OATES. Added a unique taste. Have made it both ways cannot say I prefer one over the other.
I’ve made many of the chickpea recipes you have and they’re all amazing. This one, too. I can’t wait to make it again and eat it with fruit. I was making it for breakfast between myself and lover this first time. I used only 1/2 VERY loosely-packed sugar and i felt it was too sweet for me. So I decided to turn it into vanilla oatmeal by making a fourth cup rolled-oats+extra liquidy oatmeal then mixing in half the cake dip into each bowl. That way it was less sweet for us and it was heavenly vanilla-y oatmeal. But the dip by itself, before being turned into oatmeal was exquisite too. Thanks for this recipe. I’m gonna make it again but with only a fourth cup loosely packed sugar or just as few soaked dates and eat it with pears and plums and other fruit!! I can’t wait for that breakfast!!
This is one of those things that looks gross and delicious at the same time. Just as it should be! Beans sound like a really great addition. I used to just mix together sugar, oats, bit of flour, some milk or water, oil and cinnamon. It gives the illusion of a sinful cake dessert without any effort. Good for a (vegan) craving. However, it’s not healthy. Your recipe is a vast improvement, and I look forward to trying it. With sprinkles, of course! 😉 Thanks!
I made this last night using 2 Tbsp cashew butter and 1 Tbsp “I can’t believe it’s not butter” light spread since I didn’t have any butter extract. Then I used 1/3 cup Truvia brown sugar blend for the sweetener, (adds much less sugar and calories than just regular ol brown sugar) and added 1/4 cup butter flavored cake mix in addition to the oats. All I have to say is WOWWWWWW. This blows the cookie dough dip out of the water. I seriously had to refrain myself from eating the whole bowl. You literally can’t taste the chickpeas whatsoever and I think the margarine/cake mix gives it a nice creamy buttery cake flavor. This is by far my favorite recipe on here, thank you SO much! 🙂
Could you sub pinto beans???
This was almost delicious, but the baking soda ruined it for me. I ate a quarter of it and had to throw the rest away. I’ll make it again without the baking soda and I’m sure it will be delicious!
Hi there! may i use almond butter instead? Thanks!
Yes!!