Persimmon and chestnut flour cakes, vegan

In short: Four soft little cakes with ripe persimmon, chestnut flour and spelt flour, with cinnamon and lemon. No eggs, no milk. Sweet thanks to the fruit.

Serves: 4. 40 minutes.

Cachi, Castagna

Ingredients

  • 300 g ripe, soft persimmons (2 pieces): 200 g of pulp for the batter and 100 g in slices
  • 60 g spelt flour
  • 40 g chestnut flour
  • 30 g cane sugar
  • 35 g rapeseed oil
  • 8 g baking powder
  • 2 g cinnamon
  • 1.5 g grated zest of an untreated lemon (half a lemon)
  • 0.5 g salt

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Updated on 28 October 2026