Low-carb baking: Banana bread
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The best New Year's resolutions are the ones you're happy to keep because they taste so good. If you want to cut down on carbohydrates in the new year without sacrificing flavor, we have good news: baking can be healthy and delicious – completely without sugar, butter, and flour. Here's how!
Gluten-free and without added sugar
Banana bread isn't just a delicious baking trend; it's also a lifesaver for those brown, overripe bananas forgotten in the fruit bowl. But these aren't destined for the trash—they're pure gold for breadmaking. Overripe bananas are so sweet that they can easily replace sugar in the baking process. Instead of flour, we use ground nuts—they're low in carbohydrates and gluten-free. We season it with vanilla and cinnamon, and eggs provide an extra dose of protein.
Banana bread isn't just a classic low-carb recipe; it can also be easily and creatively adapted. Nuts, cacao nibs, and goji berries are just a few of the extras that work wonderfully in this bread – it's definitely worth trying.
55 min
Total Time
45 min
Cooking Time
10 min
Preperation Time
Ingredients
| 2x | ripe bananas |
| 1/2 cup | ground almonds |
| 1/2 cup | shredded coconut (ground) |
| Handful | almonds or coconut flakes |
| 3x | Eggs |
| 1 tbsp | Walnut oil |
| 1 pinch | salt |
| 1 tsp | cinnamon |
| 1 tsp | Vanilla |
| 1 tsp | Baking powder |
Instructions
Schritt 1 von 3:
Die Bananen schälen und mit einer Gabel in einer Schüssel zerdrücken. Die restlichen Zutaten hinzufügen und gründlich mixen, bis eine homogene Masse entstanden ist. Hierfür kann auch ein Pürierstab verwendet werden.
Schritt 2 von 3:
Eine Backform mit Backpapier auskleiden und den Teig hineinfüllen.
Schritt 3 von 3:
Im Backofen bei 180° für 40-45 Minuten backen. Das Brot kann sowohl warm, als auch kalt genossen werden.
