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We love this moist and yummy banana cake for any party or when we have those ripened bananas on the counter.
We couldn’t get over the texture and flavor of this cake. So simple to throw together in one bowl and beyond delicious and fluffy. If you like this banana chocolate chunk cake, you will love this Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cake or this Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread.
If you don’t have oat flour ready, you can make it yourself in a food processor with rolled oats. Just pulse them until they resemble a flour consistency. If you don’t have espresso powder, just skip it! The cake will still taste incredible!
You can use a chopped up chocolate bar or chocolate chips. Or even use nuts and seeds as an add in. The olive oil can be subbed with avocado oil or melted butter.
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Healthier Banana Chocolate Chunk Cake
Ingredients
- 4 small ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup (59.15 ml) olive oil, (or melted butter)
- 1/2 cup (169.5 g) honey, (or maple syrup)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1ยพ cups (210 g) oat flour
- 3/4 cup (177.44 g) almond flour
- 1 tsp espresso powder, (optional)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1ยฝ tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 oz (85.05 g) dark chocolate bar, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350โ Line a 9 inch pie dish with parchment paper.
- To one large bowl, add the bananas and mash. Next add in the eggs, oil, honey and vanilla and mix to combine. Add in the oat flour, almond flour, espresso powder, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt – stir to just combine. Lastly fold in 2/3 of the chocolate pieces. Transfer the batter to your pie dish and garnish the top with the remaining chocolate pieces. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cool in the dish for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
- You can also use chocolate chips.
Hi! I love your recipes and want to make this one however I donโt have a pie dish. Can I use a loaf pan or muffin tin?ย
Thank you Madeline! yes you can use an alternative dish. The best sub would be a square brownie pan – 8×8 inch or 9×9 inch. After that, i would do a muffin tray. I’m not sure if this would translate well into a loaf pan. It may work…
Iโve never commented on a recipe in my life, but this one was worth the praise. So unassuming and easy to whip up, but absolutely gorgeous. I havenโt stopped snacking on it all morning and afternoon (suffice to say the half of it is gone!). Looks like this will be a โforever recipeโ, on rotation ย every week!
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HI Vicky, I thank you for the kind praise on this cake! It really is a gem of a cake!! Na’se panta kala!
Wow!! This was healthy and delicious!!! I am always looking for healthier and cleaner recipes to bake and this recipe was EXCELLENT!!!! followed the directions and added a half cup of dark chocolate chips and baked for 35 minutes. It was SO GOOD!!!! I canโt believe it is actually a healthier cleaner recipe because the taste is excellent!!! I didnโt have any parchment paper so I just sprayed the pie plate with cooking spray and it came out fine. I used avocado oil instead of olive oil and I used maple syrup. So yummy! Iโm going to continue to make this recipe! Thank you!!
Amazing โ thank you very much ๐
Delicious! Iโve made it like 3x already! My sisters loved it too ๐
Do you think I can make muffins out of this recipe instead of cake in a pan?๐ง