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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I’m from AZ, so I also love a good Mexican-inspired dip. 7-layer. Queso. Either makes me VERY happy 🙂
This is looking pretty tasty, too. I’m not sure what I’d eat it on, though. It seems like it wouldn’t be quite as satisfying on veggies, and it wouldn’t be as healthy on cake. Oooh…maybe on berries?
I had to make this last night as soon as dinner was over. Oh. my. gosh. I meant to bring some in to work today to share but I hoarded it all for myself instead . . . mmmmm.
My favorite dip is totally spinach and artichoke dip! I could just eat it with a spoon.
I love hummus with veggies, especially if its home made hummus!
I just made the cake batter dip with the following subsitutions:
white beans
coconut oil instead of cashew butter and applesauce
1/2 instead of 3/4 cup sugar (I don’t like desserts too sweet)
It turned out great! Thanks for the recipe!
This looks delish! It reminds me of this funky lil tub of “dessert hummus dip” that I saw at the store the other day. It was nice, but the picture on the outside looked kinda creepy! lol.
Looks like another great addition to all your dips. The sprinkles are pretty awesome.
I just have one question, and this applies to every cookie dough dip recipe. If I sub out the nut butter, for something like earth balance, will it still help to mask the taste of beans? I tried your Blondies with only applesauce instead of peanut butter and you could taste the beans, just barely, so, If I try a dip, I want to prevent that. Thanks!
Yes, EB would be fine. As long as you don’t cut down on the fat (as you’d do with applesauce) it’ll be fine :).
I am not vegan and I sub softened butter in for most of the dessert type dips.
Hi Katie,
I’d love to try this new recipe.. but unfortunately I am out of chickpeas. ;(
Could I use Great Northern Beans? Or would that make this taste weird? What do you think?
Thanks!
HJB
Yes you can 🙂
This looks delicious! I’ve been playing around with chickpeas a lot lately and created some ‘batter like’ dips -but this one is something I hadn’t thought of-great idea! Thanks for the post-have a great weekend!
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Can’t wait to make this! Looks like a great treat!
I just made this dip and it is amazing! Thanks again for creating another wonderful recipe!
Oh, I so have to try that!
By the way, I also make those dips in the vita-mix. Use the tamper, and you’ll have no problem! =)
Katie, can I add you to my blogroll? I actually just started my blog but I am so excited to start vegan food blogging…
I think I wrote the original post from the old web address, so this is the new one.
Thank you… I’d be honored! And if I had a blogroll, I’d add you right back :).