• Little banana coconut cakes

    Your new favourite dessert!

    PREP TIME 20 minutes | COOK TIME 20 minutes | MAKES 24 

     

    INGREDIENTS

    • 4 egg whites
    • 60 g butter, melted
    • 50 g coconut sugar
    • 80 g ground almonds
    • 50 g wholemeal self-raising flour
    • 100 g mashed overripe banana 
    • 25 g flaked coconut
    • ½ tsp ground cinnamon

     

    METHOD

    PREHEAT the oven to 180°C. Grease two 12-hole 20ml mini muffin pans.

    USING a fork, lightly whisk egg whites in a medium bowl until combined. Add butter, coconut sugar, ground almonds and flour; stir until combined. Stir in banana.

    SPOON mixture into holes; top with flaked coconut.

    BAKE cakes for 15-20 minutes or until browned and cooked. Turn cakes top-side up onto a wire rack to cool. Serve sprinkled with cinnamon.

     

    FOOD TEAM TIP: These can be kept in an airtight container for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

     

    Little banana coconut cakes

    Serves: Makes 24
    Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes

    Ingredients

    • 4 egg whites
    • 60 g butter, melted
    • 50 g coconut sugar
    • 80 g ground almonds
    • 50 g wholemeal self-raising flour
    • 100 g mashed overripe banana 
    • 25 g flaked coconut
    • ½ tsp ground cinnamon

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease two 12-hole 20ml mini muffin pans.

    2

    Using a fork, lightly whisk egg whites in a medium bowl until combined. Add butter, coconut sugar, ground almonds and flour; stir until combined. Stir in banana.

    3

    Spoon mixture into holes; top with flaked coconut.

    4

    Bake cakes for 15-20 minutes or until browned and cooked. Turn cakes top-side up onto a wire rack to cool. Serve sprinkled with cinnamon.

     

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