Healthy Banana Cake
If you are looking for ways to use ripe bananas, this recipe is for you. Moist and delicious, this Healthy Banana Cake will satisfy your sweet tooth without guilt. It’s made with whole grain, is oil-free, gluten-free and naturally sweetened with bananas.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
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Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 200 grams (2 cups) oat flour sub with wholewheat flour or preferred flour
- 50 grams (½ cup) almond flour sub with more oat flour or preferred flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ⅙ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Wet Ingredients
- 2 bananas ripe, about 200 grams
- 2 large eggs
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) maple syrup or honey
- 60 ml (¼ cup) almond butter or preferred nut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional Ingredients
- 40 grams (⅓ cup) walnuts or preferred nuts, in chunks
Healthy Greek Yogurt Frosting
- 5 tbsp cream cheese low-fat
- 4 tbsp Greek yogurt low-fat
- 2 to 3 tbsp powdered sweetener or powdered sugar, to taste
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 180°C (350°F) and fold a 15 cm x 15 cm (7 inch x 7 inch) baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mash the two ripe bananas and combine with eggs, maple syrup, almond butter and vanilla extract. Once combined, whisk in ground cinnamon and mix until smooth.
- Using a rubber spatula or fork, stir in oat flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt. Mix wet and dry ingredients together until you get a smooth batter.
- Optionally, stir in the pieces of walnuts.
- Pour the batter into your prepared pan. Bake in hot oven for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of your banana cake comes out clean. Let cool over a baking rack or dish before frosting and serving.
Healthy Greek Yogurt Frosting
- In a small bowl, mix cream cheese together with Greek yogurt, powdered sweetener (or powdered sugar) and vanilla extract. After mixing, use it right away or refrigerate until frosting.
- Only before serving, spread the icing on top of your (cooled) banana cake.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximations, provided for a slice of banana cake served with icing on top (optional walnuts inside are not included).
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 180.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 6.4g | Fat: 7.8g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 34.6mg | Sodium: 141.2mg | Potassium: 217.3mg | Fiber: 3.2g | Sugar: 7.5g | Vitamin A: 92.3IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 101.7mg | Iron: 1.3mg
Nutritional values are based on third-party calculations and should be considered approximations. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more. We do not overtake any responsibility.
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