BEAN CAKE

[Radmom413]

Originally Posted by Kenwyn

Thanks
Where do I get the chocolate chips?

These are very much like regular muffins. I think I'm going to do a bit of tweaking on it - spicier for one thing, maybe add a bit more liquid or just bake less time for a slightly moister muffin. And I'm going to try some variations I think. I ate 2 today and froze the rest for the next few days.

I find them right in my baking section at the grocery store. There are a couple brands, but I have been buying Hershey's Dark brand.

Let us know on your tweaks. I have put the flour on my list and will try making them this week. As I said, although I do love the actual *bean* version, it would be nice to have a more muffin like texture! Have you tried any other ingredients than pumpkin? I do love pumpkin though!

[Kenwyn]

Originally Posted by Radmom413

I find them right in my baking section at the grocery store. There are a couple brands, but I have been buying Hershey's Dark brand.

Let us know on your tweaks. I have put the flour on my list and will try making them this week. As I said, although I do love the actual *bean* version, it would be nice to have a more muffin like texture! Have you tried any other ingredients than pumpkin? I do love pumpkin though!

I never thought of looking in the grocery store for them.

I will be trying the actual bean version once I have some beans. I grow my own dried beans so don't ever buy canned. Last year's crop was very poor so I'm being stingy with them this winter.

I have a regular muffin recipe that has powdered ginger, chopped fresh ginger and lemon. Delicious! I'm going to try those next. I've also adapted many muffin recipes to oat bran instead of flour and they all turn out great.

[Kenwyn]

Another bean flour muffin.
These turned out really good. A little more moist than the pumpkin muffins due to the yogurt and maybe the flax seed. Batter was about the same consistency as the pumpkin batter. I got 11 muffins out of this.

Lemon ginger muffins

3 eggs
2 T. oil
1/2 c. plain yogurt
1 T. peeled, coarsely chopped fresh ginger
1 T grated lemon peel

Whisk wet ingredients together in a small bowl

1 c. Bob's Red Mill Garbanzo and fava bean flour
3/4 c. Splenda
3 T ground flax
1¼ T powdered ginger
1½ tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda

Whisk the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. Add the wet ingredients and mix. Scoop into greased muffin pans filling about 3/4's full.
Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted into muffin comes out clean.

Let muffins cool a minute or two, remove from pan and dip the top and bottom of each into 2 T lemon juice mixed with 3 T Splenda.

Can you tell I like ginger?
The spiciness covers up the beany flavor of the flour quite nicely.

[dannab1]

OH MY GOSH!! These muffins have been a life saver! I have made the chocolate ones using different davinci syrups. The hazelnut and Kahlua ones have been my favorite! When my husband is having his sugary desserts I crumble up my muffin and layer in a fancy wine glass with sugar free/fat free pudding. Totally Decadent!!

[Pixel_Pusher]

The husband and I LOVE THESE THINGS. We can't believe it's beans! I've made a few varieties already (one with orange zest/almond/sf coconut syrup one with sf choc and coconut syrup) and they're all amazing. We've used pinto and white beans so far, they really fight the cravings. They're so easy to make too! Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for sharing, they're really helping us to stay on track! <3

[suebrina]

Has anyone tried to use the "batter" on a griddle for faux pancakes? I think I might experiment with this one.

[Radmom413]

Originally Posted by suebrina

Has anyone tried to use the "batter" on a griddle for faux pancakes? I think I might experiment with this one.

Let us know!

[Kimad]

Hi everyone -just starting and hate eggs for breakfast. I am going to try the muffins but wanted to know if bean flour is in phase one. Thanks! Kim

[3dfan]

Thank you Nana Susie for a recipe of bean cake - I tried and must admit it works!

[3dfan]

Originally Posted by 3dfan

Thank you Nana Susie for a recipe of bean cake - I tried and must admit it works!

Really works - thanks a lot from all my family!

[suebrina]

Cappuccino Spice 'Cake'
Used original bean cake recipe (but changed Splenda to 1/2 cup)
Added 1 packet instant coffee, 1-2 Tbsp SF Chocolate syrup, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Frosted with SF whipped topping, dusted with ground pecans, cinnamon, and cocoa powder.
Baked in 1 round cake pan and cut in half to stack.
Can you say Mmmmm?
Spice Cake 1
Spice Cake 2

[pokesfan]

I am definitely going to try these tonight. I can't wait! Thank you for posting the recipe!

[socialgym]

Speaking of black bean recipes, I've got another recipe I'd like to share. It's not sweet, but savory with a bit of papaya or mango salsa:

Recipe for 2 Total time: 15-20 mins

You will need:

Medium to large sized frying pan
1 tblspn of sesame oil. The higher the grade quality, the better.
1 can of whole, black beans, drained well.
1 egg
parsley, or green onions for presentation
2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp. of curry powder or tumeric
juice of 1/2 a lemon
Kosher salt and white pepper to taste
1/4 of a red onion.
Mango or papaya salsa from Trader Joe's or your local specialty store
1 cup of creme fraiche

-puree the black beans, egg and garlic
-in a bowl, mix all of the ingredients, except for the Creme Fraiche, salsa,
and oil, well.
-shape the mixture into hamburger-sized patties
-heat the pan on medium low with 1 tbspn oil.
-fry the cakes for 3-5 mins on each side.
-top with salsa, creme fraiche, and green onions/parsley. Viola!

Makes a beautiful, tropical, and healthy side dish. I wish I had pics to upload

[amandajean36]

i made the cinnamon muffins last night. very good - but very sweet. i think i'll take out some of the splenda (i used 3/4 cup) when i make the pumpkin ones.

my boyfriend loves the bean muffins but i'm trying to make sure he only eats his twinkies and zebra cakes because if he starts losing weight faster than me, i may have to break up with him - haha!

[joanie76]