This healthy Chocolate Snack Cake is made with Greek yogurt and sweetened with pure maple syrup. A delicious lightened up snack or dessert!

Chocolate snack cake!

When I first made my Greek Yogurt Snack Cake, my kids went CRAZY for it. They thought I was really letting them eat cake for a snack and needless to say that went over very well!

Ever since I perfected that recipe, I knew I wanted to also make a chocolate snack cake.

This chocolate snack cake is super rich, fudgy and sweet without being full of processed sugar. It is made similar to my Healthy Chocolate Muffins and is naturally sweetened with pure maple syrup.

Each slice has around 5 grams of protein in it and ingredients that you can feel good about!

Ingredients and notes

Plain whole milk greek yogurt: this adds both nutrition and the most delicious fluffy texture in baked goods.
Unsalted butter: you can substitute this for coconut oil or olive oil if you want to.
Eggs
Vanilla extract
Salt
Baking soda and baking powder
Pure maple syrup: not pancake syrup, but the real stuff. This is our favorite natural sweetener to use in baking.
All-purpose flour
Cocoa powder: this adds the rich chocolate flavor to this cake.
Mini chocolate chips: mini chips means extra chocolate distribution!

ingredients to make chocolate snack cake

How to make chocolate snack cake

Step 1: Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set this aside.

Step 2: In another bowl, whisk together the greek yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and melted butter. Whisk in the eggs.

Step 3: Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined.

Kitchen tips

Be careful not to over mix the batter on this step as this can result in the cake being more dense and dry.

Step 4: Fold 3/4 cup of the mini chocolate chips into the chocolate snack cake batter using a rubber spatula.

Step 5: Pour the batter into a parchment paper lined 8 by 8 baking dish. Top the batter with the remaining ¼ cup of mini chocolate chips

adding the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients

mixing the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients

Recipe Tip

Lining your baking dish with parchment paper will make cleanup a lot easier. Leave enough on the sides to allow you to pull the paper out and remove the cake completely once it is done baking.

Step 6: Bake the chocolate cake at 350 degrees for 28-32 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Step 7: Allow the cake to cool 10 minutes in the pan, then remove it by pulling the parchment paper out. Allow the cake to cool for an additional 10-20 minutes on a cooling rack, then cut it into 12 squares.