No added sugar banana cake

Name: No added sugar banana cake
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g coconut oil, melted; 3 ripe bananas; 1.5 cups dessicated coconut; 1 cup ground almonds; half cup almond flour (could use gluten free as almond is expensive!); 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; pinch salt; 3 eggs (organic if poss); 1 level teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon stevia (optional)

Susy Wall @singing_chef

West Midlands, UK

This is a second attempt at a banana bread that is completely free from refined sugar. The ripe bananas obviously bring their own sweetness but, if that's not quite enough for you, you could add a quarter of a teaspoon of stevia (personally I don't think it needs it).

This recipe is almost a replica of Nadia Lim's and its absolutely lovely. It gives me my sweet treat when I need it but stops me from heading for something less healthy. Added bonus that it's completely gluten free (and dairy free if you don't count eggs as dairy!!!) You can swap out the almond flour (its seriously pricey) for something else including wholemeal flour which works really well here.

Susy Wall @singing_chef

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Ingredients

100 gcoconut oil, melted
3ripe bananas
1.5 cupsdessicated coconut
1 cupground almonds
halfcup almond flour (could use gluten free as almond is expensive!)
1level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
pinchsalt
3eggs (organic if poss)
1level teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoonstevia (optional)

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Steps

1

Put all dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.
2

Add the bananas, oil, eggs and vanilla and mix well until completely incorporated.
3

Pour into a lined loaf tin and cook for approximately 50 minutes at 180˚c. Check after 40 minutes - if it looks like it is catching, cover loosely with foil for the last 10 minutes.
4

Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the tin. Great on its own but also nice spread with a little butter!