As of: February 17, 2024, 7:53 a.m
By: Sandra Keck
Low carb and banana bread don't mix, right?
If you eat a low-carbohydrate diet, you don't have to give it up completely, especially banana cake.
Banana bread is a popular cake that is easy to prepare and never fails to impress.
But is banana bread also suitable for a low-carb diet?
The answer is: yes!
While bananas are starchy, they also contain lots of fiber and minerals, including potassium, which is important for healthy blood pressure.
Bananas are also a good source of vitamins C and B.
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If you want to make banana bread for a low-carb diet, you should avoid flour and sugar, as is the case with oatmeal breakfast cake.
Instead, you can use almond flour, coconut flour or other low-carb alternatives.
You can also replace the sugar with other sweeteners such as erythritol or stevia - or do without it completely, as Simply Tasty editor Eva did in the “No Added Sugar Challenge”.
In addition to the low-carb banana bread, a low-carb apple cake also offers an easy way to make traditional recipes a little healthier.
Because it preserves the beloved banana taste, but reduces the carbohydrate intake.
The recipe is suitable as a base that can be adjusted as desired with additional ingredients such as nuts, berries without dark chocolate.
For banana bread without flour and sugar you need these ingredients:
By making small changes to the recipe, the characteristic banana flavor of banana bread is retained while the carbohydrate content is reduced.
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3 (450 g) bananas, ripe
3 eggs
50 g coconut oil, melted
120 g ground almonds
0.5 tsp guar gum
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
75 g walnuts, chopped (optional)
75 g low-carb chocolate drops (optional)
1 banana (optional)
The preparation is simple and quick:
Preheat the oven to 175 °C top/bottom heat.
Grease a small loaf tin (about 20 centimeters) and sprinkle with ground almonds.
Peel the bananas and puree them into a puree.
Stir in eggs and coconut oil.
Add all dry ingredients and stir briefly but vigorously.
Finally, fold in chopped walnuts and chocolate chips if desired.
Pour the dough into the prepared form, smooth it out and optionally top with a halved banana.
Bake the bread in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Allow to cool completely and slice.
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The banana bread tastes particularly delicious if you briefly toast the slices in the toaster and then spread them with salted butter.
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This low-carb banana bread offers an easy way to make the traditional recipe a little healthier.
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Alternatives for guar gum
Guar gum is a thickener that gives the dough a firmer consistency.
If you don't have guar gum in the house, you can replace it with one of the following alternatives:
Carob Gum:
Carob Gum is a natural thickener obtained from the seeds of the carob tree.
It has a slightly weaker binding power than guar gum, so it should be used in one and a half times the amount.
Agar-agar:
Agar-agar is another natural thickener derived from seaweed.
It has a very strong binding power, so it should be used in a very small amount.
Corn starch/potato starch:
Corn starch is a starch flour that is obtained from corn kernels or potatoes (potato starch).
Both have a weaker binding power than guar gum, so it should be used in eight times the amount, according to bunte.de.
Rice flour:
Rice flour is a gluten-free flour made from rice grains.
It can be used analogously to the cornstarch mentioned above.
You may then need to add some liquid to the dough.
This easy low-carb banana bread recipe offers a healthier twist on the classic without sacrificing the enjoyment.
Reducing carbs preserves the cake's flavor while making it a more suitable option for diet-conscious people.
And if you want to go over the top, treat yourself to a delicious cookie banana bread with cream cheese cream and caramel sauce.
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