Banana Bliss Cake

Serves: 15
Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

• Unsweetened soy milk, 60ml
• Ripe bananas, 4
• Almonds, 80g
• Egg, 1
• Chia seeds, 1 tbsp
• Water, 2½ tbsp
• Raw rolled oats, 190g
• Baking soda, 1 tsp
• Baking powder, ½ tsp
• Cinnamon powder, 1 tsp
• Frozen blueberries, 70g (optional)
• Low-fat, plain yoghurt, 130g

Method

Almond butter

1. Roast almonds in an oven for 20 minutes at 180°C
2. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes
3. Blend almonds with a food processor or high-speed blender until a smooth creamy consistency forms. Scrape down the sides between intervals.

Chia egg

1. Mix chia seeds and water well. Set it aside until gel-like consistency forms.

Berry bliss topping (optional)

1. Microwave blueberries for 1 minute.
2. Let cool before stirring in low-fat yoghurt.
3. Mix until desired consistency.

Banana bliss cake

1. Blend rolled oats into a fine flour.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C.
3. Mash bananas until smooth.
4. Mix bananas, egg, chia egg, soy milk and almond butter until well blended.
5. In another bowl, mix blended oats, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
6. Slowly fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until the batter is smooth.
7. Pour the batter into a lined loaf tin and spread the batter evenly.
8. Bake at 180°C for 25 minutes.

Nutrients per serving
Energy: 147kcal
Protein: 4.5g
Total Fat (Saturated Fat): 5.8g (1g)
Cholesterol: 16mg
Carbohydrate: 20g
Sodium: 7mg
Dietary Fibre: 4g