Recipe For A Delicious Banana Cake

In this article, we share a recipe for a delicious banana cake so you can enjoy both the taste and the health benefits of this fruit.

We also offer a few variations with fewer calories: A standard recipe and one that suits both vegans and those with celiac disease.

This delicious dessert provides a good boost of energy and fiber, as well as all the vitamins and minerals that bananas contain.

Try making these recipes! Give yourself a healthy snack that comes without guilt!

Recipe for oatmeal and banana cake

This cake is ideal for the time when your last overripe bananas are turning brown. Remember that you can replace white sugar with brown, which is healthier.

To make this wonderful banana cake, you need the following ingredients:

• 3 tbsp (5 g per tbsp) flour.
• 3 tablespoons (15 g per tablespoon) honey.
• 1 tray fresh ricotta cheese, low fat (50 g)
• 1/2 cup neutral vegetable oil (100 ml)
• 1 teaspoon (2 g) baking powder.
• 1 teaspoon (5 g) crushed cinnamon.
• 3 large eggs.
• 4 large ripe bananas.
• 1/2 cup oatmeal.
• 1 pinch of salt.

Method of manufacture

• Begin by mixing all the dry ingredients by sifting them into a bowl (flour, salt, cinnamon and baking powder) and set them aside.
• Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and beat until frothy. Add the oil to it.
• Mash the 4 bananas well and add the honey until you have a thick mash.
• Mix the banana puree, the ricotta, the sugar and the mixture of eggs and oil.
• Add the oatmeal and the dry ingredients little by little and mix them together.
• Grease a cake tin and sprinkle a little flour over. Then pour the dough into the mold and bake it in a preheated oven at 180.

• The cake will take 40 and 50 minutes to make. To check if it is baked through, you can stick a knife in the cake and check that it comes out clean.
• Let it cool and serve it as you like it best.

Vegan and gluten-free banana cake with walnuts

Of course, we also think of our vegan and gluten-free readers, and therefore we would like to share this alternative version of the delicious and nutritious banana and walnut cake.

You only need 8 ingredients and almost no time to make this banana cake!

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons (10 g per tablespoon) brown sugar. You can also use honey.

• 300 g cornstarch or gluten-free baking mix
• 1/2 teaspoon (2 g) grated ginger.
• 1/2 teaspoon (2 g) vanilla essence.
• 1/2 cup neutral vegetable oil (100 ml).
• 1/2 cup almond milk (100 ml).
• 1 teaspoon (5 g) baking powder.
• 1 teaspoon (5 g) crushed cinnamon.
• 200 g chopped walnuts.
• 3 large ripe bananas.
• The peel of an (organic) orange.

Manufacturing method

• Begin by mixing all the dry ingredients by straining them into a bowl (cornstarch, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and grated ginger) and set aside.
• Mash the ripe bananas with a fork until you have a mash.
• Combine the almond milk with the oil and sugar until slightly frothy.
• Add the vanilla essence, the grated orange peel and the banana puree to the mixture.
• Little by little, add the dry ingredients without stopping mixing until you have a uniform dough.
• Finally, add the chopped walnuts.

• Pour the mixture into a cake tin greased with butter and place it in a preheated oven at 180.
• Bake the cake for 35-40 minutes. To check if it is baked through, you can stick a knife in the cake and check that it comes out clean.
• Let it cool and serve it as you like it best.

Health benefits of bananas

In addition to their unique taste and texture, bananas also contribute many nutritional benefits to our body that help keep our health in optimal condition.

Bananas are rich in antioxidants and vitamins such as A, C and E. They have a low fat content, and have a high content of fiber and B-complex vitamins.

A banana weighing 100 g contains 1 gram of protein, 25 grams of carbohydrates and 100 calories. It also contains 3 grams of fiber and less than 1 gram of fat.