When you're in need of simple dessert or looking for a quick and easy lunch box treat, it's always helpful to have a few trusty recipes, like this low calorie Chocolate Chip Quick Cake, on hand.
In just a few minutes, the ingredients for this yummy snack cake all stir together in a single bowl. No special equipment or mixers required!
Chocolate Chip Kodiak Quick Snack Cake
Chocolate Chip Quick Cake Ingredients
- Kodiak Cakes Frontier Flapjack and Waffle Mix (or other reduced fat baking mix, such as Heart Smart Bisquick (affiliate link), or homemade Bisquick substitute)
- Zero calorie sweetener
- Mini chocolate chips
- Unsweetened almond milk (or other low-fat milk)
- Egg
- Canola oil
- Vanilla extract
- Coconut extract
- Chopped walnuts (or other chopped nuts)
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Chocolate Chip Snack Cake?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 105 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
How to Make Chocolate Chip Kodiak Quick Cake Step-by-Step
Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.
Ready to make the chocolate chip quick cake
Step 2: Preheat oven to 350F degrees and lightly spray an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick spray. Alternatively, line baking pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with non-stick spray. The parchment acts as a sling making it easier to lift the entire cake from the pan.
Step 3: Whisk together the Kodiak mix (affiliate link), sweetener and chocolate chips in a large mixing bowl (affiliate link).
Whisk the Kodiak mix, no calorie sweetener and mini chocolate chips
Step 4: Stir in milk, beaten egg, oil, vanilla and coconut extract just until combined and all dry ingredients have been absorbed.
Stir in the wet ingredients just until combined
Step 5: Spoon or pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle chopped walnuts evenly over the top.
Add batter to prepared pan and sprinkle chopped walnuts over the top
Step 6: Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
Cool cake on wire rack
Step 7: Cut in 12 equal pieces. If desired, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Cut cake into 12 pieces
Step 8: Store any leftover cake in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
If you can't find Kodiak Cakes Mix (affiliate link), you can substitute any reduced-fat baking mix, such as Heart Smart Bisquick (affiliate link), or homemade Bisquick substitute.
What is Kodiak Cakes Mix?
Kodiak Cakes Flapjack and Waffle Mix is wonderful for baking and comes in a variety of flavors, including: Birthday Cake Power Cakes, Buttermilk Power Cakes, Chocolate Chip Power Cakes, Cinnamon Oat Power Cakes, Carb Chocolate Power Cakes, Almond Poppy Seed Power Cakes, Carb-Conscious Buttermilk Mix, Plant-Based Mix, Frontier Gluten-Free Mix, Frontier Whole Wheat, Oat and Honey Mix and Blueberry Power Cakes.
In making this quick snack cake, I used the Frontier Whole Wheat, Oat and Honey Mix because that's what I had in the pantry.
Kodiak Cakes Frontier Mix with whole wheat, oats and honey
Try substituting peanut butter chips, butterscotch morsels, white chocolate chips, cacao nibs, carob chips, or mini M&M baking bits for the mini chocolate chips.
Not a fan of walnuts, try substituting your favorite chopped or sliced nuts.
Serving Suggestions
Enjoy your cake plain, or with a dusting of powdered sugar just before serving. Cake pieces can be individually wrapped and make great grab-and-go snacks or lunch box treats.
Quick snack cake with chocolate chips and walnuts
Ways to Use Leftovers
Store any leftover cake in an airtight container or wrap each piece individually.
Here's another favorite easy healthy recipe that begins with a mix and is low in sugar, fat and calories: Kodiak Cakes Banana Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins
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Chocolate Chip Kodiak Quick Cake
Ingredients
- 1-¾ cups Kodiak Cakes whole wheat, oat and honey frontier flapjack and waffle mix
- ⅓ cup Truvia (affiliate link) no calorie sweetener (8 packets)
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
- ⅔ cup unsweetened almond milk (or low-fat milk)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon coconut extract
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees and lightly spray an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick spray. Alternatively, line baking pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with non-stick spray. The parchment acts as a sling making it easier to lift the entire cake from the pan.
- Whisk together the Kodiak mix (affiliate link), sweetener and chocolate chips in a large mixing bowl (affiliate link).
- Stir in milk, beaten egg, oil, vanilla and coconut extract just until combined and all dry ingredients have been absorbed.
- Spoon or pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle chopped walnuts evenly over the top.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
- Cut in 12 equal pieces. If desired, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
- Store any leftover cake in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
Kodiak Cakes Flapjack and Waffle Mix is wonderful for baking and comes in a variety of flavors, including: Birthday Cake Power Cakes, Buttermilk Power Cakes, Chocolate Chip Power Cakes, Cinnamon Oat Power Cakes, Carb Chocolate Power Cakes, Almond Poppy Seed Power Cakes, Carb-Conscious Buttermilk Mix, Plant-Based Mix, Frontier Gluten-Free Mix, Frontier Whole Wheat, Oat and Honey Mix and Blueberry Power Cakes. In making this quick snack cake, I used the Frontier Whole Wheat, Oat and Honey Mix because that's what I had in the pantry. Try substituting peanut butter chips, butterscotch morsels, white chocolate chips, cacao nibs, carob chips, or mini M&M baking bits for the mini chocolate chips. Not a fan of walnuts, try substituting your favorite chopped or sliced nuts. Serving size: 1 piece (1/12th recipe) Click here to see your WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site. 3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Recipe source: Eat More of What You Love (affiliate link) by Marlene Koch
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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