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Cake » Healthy Banana Cake with Chocolate and Dates

Healthy Banana Cake with Chocolate and Dates

Published: Oct 27, 2014 · Modified: Jan 18, 2021 · About 2 minutes to read this article. · By Kim Nielsen

Recipe for a healthy Banana Cake with Chocolate and Dates. This cake does not have any refined sugar or flour added. A healthy alternative to regular cakes which are packed with white sugar and wheat flour.
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Recipe for Healthy Banana Cake with Chocolate and Dates

This recipe is another healthy cake without sugar, flour and milk. The first healthy cake we made was this healthy chocolate cake, which made us realize that you actually can make a very delicious cake without using any white sugar or flour and at the same time without compromise on the taste.

As said, this recipe for a banana cake with chocolate and dates doesn't contain any flour and milk which makes it gluten- and lactose-free. Another important factor is that it doesn't contain any refined sugar - we did use chocolate with sugar, however, if you want a completely sugar-free cake it's possible to buy sugar-free chocolate. The sweetness in this cake comes from dates and bananas which are natural sweet and are therefore a great substitute for white refined sugar. Of course dates contain a certain amount of fructose (fruit sugar). However, it's supposed to be better compared to white sugar. If you have some frozen bananas you can use them in this recipe. Instead of using regular all-purpose flour, this cake has ground almonds.

The cake is very easy and quick to make and we've tested it on friends and colleges with great success :-)

Healthy Banana Cake with Chocolate and Dates

Recipe for a healthy Banana Cake with Chocolate and Dates. This cake does not have any refined sugar or flour added. A healthy alternative to regular cakes which are packed with white sugar and wheat flour.
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Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Course: Cake
Cuisine: Danish
Servings: 8 people
Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

Metric - US Customary
  • 100 g dark chocolate (or sugar-free chocolate)
  • 150 g dates
  • 200 g nuts (almonds/hazelnuts or similar nuts)
  • 2 bananas (or frozen bananas)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Chop the chocolate and 50 g (2 oz) of the nuts.
  • Use a blender or food processor to ground the last 150 g (5 oz) of the nuts into a nut flour. In a large bowl, mix the ground nuts with the chopped chocolate and nuts.
  • Add baking powder and salt to the bowl and mix it all.
  • Use a food processor or blender to blend dates, bananas and eggs into a smooth batter.
  • Pour the banana batter into the bowl with the nut flour and mix it all well together.
  • Pour the batter into a 20x25 cm (8x10 inch) oven pan lined with baking paper.
  • Bake the cake at 180 C (360 F) for about 25 minutes.

Recipe for Healthy Banana Cake with Chocolate and Dates

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  1. Amutha

    August 22, 2017 at 2:17 pm

    It's a great recipe . It's so delicious for a healthy cake .
    I recommend it to all . Absolutely *****

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      August 24, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      Thanks for your nice comment. I am happy that you like it, I am also a fan :-)

      Reply
  2. Ritu

    April 28, 2018 at 7:30 am

    Is there a reason coconut oil/ butter has been eliminated in this recipe ?
    Tried your recipe with coconut oil ,without added sugar and refined flour and loved it.

    Reply
  3. mary cassetta

    May 03, 2019 at 8:22 pm

    a wonderful surprise it taste go good.

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      May 04, 2019 at 7:19 am

      I'm happy that you like it :-)

      Reply
  4. MFLai

    September 01, 2019 at 9:41 am

    Thank you Kim for the recipe and thank you Amutha for sharing the cake with me closed to 1.5 years ago. Finally baked it today. It is a lovely cake, taste great and easy to bake. Look forward for more great healthy recipes from you Kim.
    A must try recipe 👍

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      September 01, 2019 at 11:02 am

      You are welcome - I'm just happy that you liked the recipe :-)

      Reply

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