The best thing about this Vegan Snack with No Added Sugar is that you don’t need to spend time figuring out the perfect egg substitute to make a cake because bananas do the same job! You just have to be 100% sure that your bananas are medium-sized and overripe, and when you find the perfect bananas you are good to go!
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Are Bananas Healthy?
Nutrition
Bananas are a great source of:
- Vitamin B6
- Fibre
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Vitamin C
- Manganese
According to Harvard, one medium ripe banana, provides about 110 calories, 0 gram fat, 1 gram protein, 28 grams carbohydrate, 15 grams of naturally occurring sugar, 3 grams fibre, and 450 mg potassium.
Best Bananas for baking
One of my main reasons for making Banana Cake or Banana Bread is to use up Bananas when they start getting brown lots spots.
Is Eating a Banana With Brown Spots Bad for You?
The brown spots simply indicate that the banana has gone from unripe to ripe. It’s perfectly safe. It’s perfectly safe until the point where the whole banana becomes brown. But I don’t usually wait for that long before using them as ingredients.
First of all, you need the following ingredients:
- Raisins – be careful as many bands have added sugar.
- Crashed Almonds
- Overripe Bananas
- Whole Wheat or Rolled Oats
- Dried Banana Chips, 100% pure with no sugar (Optional)
- You can also use dark chocolate chips as a substitute.
I Avoid Sugar in My Baking
I don't use any refined sugar, (except a tiny amount for activating yeast in some recipes) cane sugar or any type of syrups or sweeteners in my baking. When required, I use alternatives such as fruits, fresh or dried bananas, raisings, any dried unsweetened fruits and cinnamon.
Methods in making Banana Cake:
First Step: Mash bananas with a fork or potato masher and add the raisins, crushed almonds, and whole wheat or rolled oats.
Second Step: Continuously knead for about 10 minutes until all ingredients are intact.
Third Step: Bake in 180° heat for about 30 minutes. – I used an Air Fryer instead of an oven
Fourth Step: Top it with any toppings of your choice! I like to add mine with cinnamon, sliced banana, and crushed almonds.
Fifth Step: Enjoy your healthy Banana Cake with no added sugar, salt or oil!
You can also check out a delicious recipe for Air-Fried Vegan Banana Bread
Banana Cake | Vegan Snack Recipe with No Added Sugar
Equipment
- Air-frier
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup Dried Banana Chips 100% pure without sugar
- 1/4 cup Raisins
- 1/4 cup Crushed Almonds
- 3 pcs Full Ripend Bananas
- 3 cups Whole Wheat or Rolled Oats Blended
Instructions
- Mash bananas with a fork or potato masher and add the raisins, crushed almonds, and whole wheat or rolled oats.Â
- Continuously knead for about 10 minutes until all ingredients are intact.Â
- Bake in 180° heat for about 30 minutes.
- Top it with any toppings of your choice! I like to add mine with cinnamon, sliced banana, and crushed almonds.Â
- Enjoy your healthy Banana Cake with no added sugar, salt or oil!
Nutrition
Sources for information
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/food-features/bananas
Great recipe! I will try this
This is so interesting and I never saw this recipe before. It’s easy to make. However, the dry banana chips that I can find are all salty, so this might not suit a desert.
Thanks for sharing. I did not know bananas can be substituted for eggs. I will try this one.
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I love banana cake so I am happy to find a recipe that is also good for you.
We have that bananas size and this looks yummy. We going to try it this weekend for a night snack. Thank you for sharing!
This seems so simple and easy, compared to other banana bread/cake recipes. It also has a handful of ingredients, which is a huge plus for me! 🙂
This looks so good! My two youngest nephews are allergic to milk and eggs so we are always looking for vegan recipes for them to try xx
This looks very interesting, I will definitely be trying out this recipe!
Love this recipe, will try this soon for sure!
I love bananas. It’s a great substitute. I would love to try out this recipe.
This looks delicious!
Oh this sounds so good, I definitely need to try it out!
What an interesting recipe with the banana chips. I will have to go and see if I can find them locally.
I love the sound of this. I’m going to try it with almond meal as I don’t eat rolled oats.
love the use of dried banana chips! its our fave and adds a crunch with this banana bread.
Such an easy recipe and looks yummy- love the banana chips idea- something new.
Love snacks that don’t contain sugar 🙂 perfect excuse to eat them!
This is so easy yet healthy and delicious desert especially for diabetic patient they can enjoy it without worrying about their sugar level.
Thanks for sharing! It looks delicious. I want to try it.