Healthy Date and Walnut Cake
This date and walnut cake is perfect if you’re looking to make something to satiate that sweet tooth but not overdue it. There is no refined sugar or liquid sweetener in this cake recipe. The sweetness come solely from the dates (and the chocolate drizzle if using). And in my opinion is ideal.
The date cake is super versatile with its ingredients. Any type of neutral oil or melted butter works here. You can use the type of milk of your choosing. For the flour I would recommend using all purpose flour if you don’t have oat flour. Or you can make your own oat flour by pulsing your oats until they resemble a flour consistency.
The chocolate drizzle I used in this recipe is highly recommended. If your watching your carbs and sugar intake, simply use a sugar free chocolate chip like Lily’s. If you like this recipe you will love my 3 Ingredient Chocolate Cake (also made with dates) or my Healthy Orange Carrot Cake.
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Healthy Date and Walnut Cake
Ingredients
- 1½ cups dates, pitted
- 1⅓ cups milk, warmed
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 4 tbs olive oil
- 1¼ cups oat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Chocolate Drizzle:
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line an 8 inch round cake pan or 8×8 inch square pan, with parchment paper.
- Soak the pitted dates in the warm milk for 30 minutes. In a mini food processor, pulse together the dates and milk until smooth.
- In a large bowl, add in the date mixture, almond butter, oil and mix until combined. Then add in the oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and mix until incorporated. Transfer batter to cake pan and spread out evenly. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts and bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Transfer to wire rack and allow to cool completely.
Chocolate Drizzle:
- In a mini pot, on low heat, add in the chocolate chips, oil and mix together until chocolate has melted, stirring constantly. Drizzle chocolate on top of your cake.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
- Any milk works in this recipe.
- Any neutral oil or melted butter works in this recipe.
- Any nut or seed butter works in this recipe.
- I use Lily’s sugar free chocolate chips to keep this low sugar.
- All purpose flour may be substituted for the oat flour. I haven’t tried it with almond flour, so I cannot say for sure.
Nutrition
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Is the nutrition info for the entire cake?
Nutritional info is per slice. Serving size is listed at the top of each recipe box
Love this recipe. It was simple to put together, it has no refined sugar and it is so yummy.
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It was delicious. I had two problems. One was the outer part was very brown and inside it was soggy. This happened within 20 minutes. I used a Cuisinart tabletop oven. On which rack should I keep the tray. I didn’t use the convection option. How does convection method work. On which rack should I use if I am using a big oven.
Hi Yvonne, I’m sorry the cake didnt turn out – probably because I used an oven and you used the countertop oven. You probably need a lower temperature!
I can only get dried dates in the country I live in. Can dried dates be used?
Hi Toni, I used Medjool dates in this recipe (and all the time).
If the dates you have are sweet, they should work here!
Can I substitute dried prunes for the dates?
Also, if I process oatmeal is it the same as oat flour?
HI Nancy i haven’t tried it but it should work
Can I bake this in a 9 inch loaf pan instead of an 8 inch round one?
Yes! just decrease the time slightlyl
can i use normal butter instead of almond butter?
Hi Ranjita, You can use any nut butter or seed butter. I dont’ recommend using butter.
I would recommend all natural almond butter, peanut butter, pistachio butter, tahini or sunflower seed butter or nutella
I dont like dates but i tryed it and i love it
Thank you stella❤️
Hi Julia, i’m so glad you gave it a go! Thank you for the response!
In your short video, you added one Egg, but in your recipe above you have not included an Egg!!!!!!! Which is it, Egg or no Egg?????
Hi Karen, it works both ways!
I’m recommending the eggless version here on the sight.
I’m so sorry for the confusion.
Can I use almond milk?
HI Jen, yes any milk works here!
Could I use almond flour instead of oat flour??
HI Cheri, i haven’t tried it so I cannot say for sure.
IF i were to try it with almond flour, I would do 2 or 3 eggs and the almond flour
I made your healthy carrot orange cake can I use the almond flour in this recipe?
HI Terry, I’m so glad you loved the carrot orange cake – so moist right?!
For this recipe, I haven’t tried it with almond flour so i cannot say for sure.
IF I were to try it with almond flour, I would add an additional egg or two to this recipe.
It could work! Please let us know if you try it!