Banana Cake -- vegan, free of gluten and cane sugar

There are banana eaters in this house. I am not one of them. Occasionally, they let some bananas slip through the cracks. When this happens, and we end up with a very brown, very ripe banana sitting on the counter, I freeze it. The banana eaters in this house quite like banana bread and banana cake in all its incarnations. This one is delicately imbued with ceylon cinnamon and vanilla, and uses chia seeds, almond flour, and coconut flour.

ingredients:

2 1/2 cups mashed OVERRIPE bananas

1/2 cup coconut oil

2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp ceylon cinnamon

1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/4 cup finely ground chia seeds

1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp vanilla extract

1 cup almond flour
1 cup coconut flour

2 tsp baking soda


extra coconut sugar for sprinkling on top. I went crazy and used around 3 tbsp ...

directions:

1. combine the ingredients in the order listed
2. I used a hand blender to puree but you can do it how you like. Fork?
3. scoop the (thick) batter into a square silicone pan (I used a 9 inch) and flatten and smooth
4. sprinkle the top of the cake with plenty of coconut sugar before baking
5. bake at 345 for 60 minutes

Banana Babycakes for Schools

More overripe bananas. This time, these babycakes are good for school. I took 4 over when I went to see my friend Karen. She inhaled them and pronounced them as tasting just like banana bread.

1 cup very ripe banana
2 cups   water

1/2 cup coconut nectar
4 tbsp coconut oil

4 eggs

4 tbsp ground chia seeds

1 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp ground vanilla bean
1 tsp ceylon cinnamon
1 tbsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup ground hemp hearts
1 cup ground shredded coconut
1 cup ground sunflower seeds



1/2 tsp baking soda


directions:

preheat the oven to 345

1. combine the banana, warm water, coconut nectar, and coconut oil using a hand blender (or by hand)
2. add the eggs and mix well
3. add the chia seed, sea salt, vanilla bean, vanilla extract and cinnamon
4. add the hemp hearts, shredded coconut, and ground sunflower seeds, followed by the baking soda
5. scoop the batter into prepared muffin cups, and bake at 345 for 45 minutes

makes 24 babycakes

Chocolate Monkey Muffins -- Baby Monkeys Everywhere

Congratulations to our friends who have just had their 2nd baby. These are for them because we know they are hungry and can't cook right now. We dropped some off while they were still warm. Welcome to the world, baby N.

xo

ingredients:

3 really really ripe bananas

3/4  cup peanut butter

1 1/4 cups hot water

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup chia seeds

1 tbsp ground vanilla bean

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp ceylon cinnamon

1/4 cup raw cacao

1 cup shredded coconut

4 eggs

1 1/2  cups almond flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

directions:

preheat the oven to 345

1. combine the honey, peanut butter, and hot water

2. add the chia seeds, vanilla, sea salt, and ceylon cinnamon

3. add the eggs

4. add the almond flour and the baking soda

5. scoop batter into prepared muffin cups

6. bake at 345 for 25-28 minutes

7. store in an airtight container when fully cooled