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Chocolate Beet loaf.

Chocolate Beet Loaf (Gluten Free, Paleo)

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  • Author: Katie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 8" x 4" loaf 1x

Description

This chocolate beet loaf is made with cooked beets, almond flour and sweetened with maple syrup.  It's a moist loaf with a rich chocolate flavor and mild beet undertones.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 cup chopped cooked beets (165g)*
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened yogurt (I used almond milk yogurt)
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups almond flour (180g)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder (40g)
  • 1/3 cup tapioca starch (42g)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line an 8" x 4" loaf pan with parchment paper.
  2. Blend the beets in a food processor or high powered blender.
  3. Add in the eggs, yogurt, maple syrup and vanilla, blend.
  4. Add in the remaining loaf ingredients (almond flour, cocoa powder, tapioca starch, baking powder, baking soda and salt) and blend until smooth.
  5. Pour the batter into your lined loaf pan.
  6. Place the loaf in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 55-60 minutes.
  7. After baking, cool the loaf for 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer it to a wire cooling rack.

Notes

*For the beets: you can either buy precooked beets, or cook your own.  To cook, wash and peel the skin off of the beets.  Cut them into cubes and place in a steamer pot.  Steam until tender (beets can easily be pierced with a fork), then cool to room temperature.