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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you’re losing weight but still want to eat cake, what should you do? Let TasteVN show you how to make this delicious and attractive mixed seed cake without flour and sugar! Let’s get cooking and start making this dish right away!
Ingredients for Mixed Seed Cake Serves 4
Banana 2 pieces Walnut 50 gr Cashew nuts 30 gr Pistachios 20 gr Pumpkin seeds 20 gr Chia seeds 1 tablespoon Sliced almonds 1 tablespoon White sesame seeds 1 tablespoon Black sesame seeds 1/2 tablespoon Roasted peanuts 1/2 tablespoon Dried strawberries 50 gr (Or raisins) Honey 1 teaspoon Lemon juice 1 teaspoon
How to select fresh bananas
- You should choose bananas that are about the size of two fingers, avoiding overly large ones.
- Pay attention to select bananas that have both green and yellow fruits in the bunch, not all uniformly ripe, as this indicates natural ripening.
- For this cake, you should choose ripe bananas because they will be sweeter and tastier than other types of bananas.
- Ripe bananas have a yellow skin that is slightly dry and thin, with a little darkening; these are good, chewy bananas. Occasionally, the skin may have some dark spots.
- Avoid selecting bananas that are uniformly ripe across the bunch, as they may have been treated with chemicals. Do not buy bruised or mushy bananas.
Types of Nuts for Baking
- The types of nuts you can use for baking can be those you already have at home, or any nuts of your preference, ensuring the total amount is 200g.
- You can find these nuts at cereal stores, supermarkets, or order them from reputable, quality e-commerce websites. When purchasing nuts, pay attention to the expiration date, production date, and product origin information.
Necessary Tools
How to Make Mixed Nut Cake
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Prepare and Roast the Nuts
Remove the shells from walnuts, pistachios, and pumpkin seeds. For walnuts, crush them into pieces, about 3 to 4 bite-sized pieces.
Add walnuts, cashews, and pistachios to a pan and roast over medium heat for about 2-3 minutes, then add the pumpkin seeds and roast together for another minute before turning off the heat.
Mix all the roasted nuts with 1 tablespoon of chia seeds, 1 tablespoon of sliced almonds, 1 tablespoon of white sesame seeds, 1/2 tablespoon of black sesame seeds, and 1/2 tablespoon of roasted peanuts, then stir quickly over medium heat for 10 seconds, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
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Mix, weigh and grind the seeds
The roasted seeds combined together should weigh exactly 200 grams, add 50 grams of dried strawberries or raisins. Mix all types together.
Take the large seeds and put them into an grinder, press to grind briefly so that the seeds break a little to make the cake easier to eat.
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Prepare the banana part
Peel the banana, then squeeze an additional teaspoon of lemon juice into it and mash the banana until smooth.
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Mix the cake mixture
Add all the prepared nuts and mix them together with the bananas, add 1 tablespoon of honey and mix well.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper, and for each cake, use about 1 tablespoon of the mixture on top, spreading it evenly into a round shape like a cookie.
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Bake the cake
Place the cake in the oven and bake at 170 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes. Then turn off the oven and take the cake out, letting it cool for about 2 – 3 minutes before flipping it over.
Put it back in the oven for another 5 minutes, then turn off the oven and crack the oven door to allow the cake to cool slowly; this will make the cake crispier and tastier.
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Final Product
Now you have a mixed seed cake ready for those days when you’re on a diet but craving snacks. The cake is crispy, fragrant, and the seeds are crunchy and rich, making it incredibly enjoyable to eat.
Above is a detailed guide on how to make mixed seed cake without flour and sugar to aid in weight loss. TasteVN hopes that with our useful tips and recipes for cooking and baking, you will find it helpful in preparing delicious and nutritious meals for your family. Wishing you success!
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