This flourless chocolate cake recipe is s great alternative to cakes made with almond flour. It’s also a wonderful nut-free dessert recipe. My husband and older son love Flourless Chocolate Banana Cake. It’s incredible with the Strawberry Meringue Frosting from my second cookbook, Gluten-Free Cupcakes. They call it banana split cake when I serve it that way.
This Flourless Chocolate Banana Cake recipe is quick and easy. The trick? Make sure that your bananas are quite ripe so that the cake is sweet. If you are in need of dairy-free diet recipes, try this cake with my Coconut Whipped Cream recipe.
Flourless Chocolate Banana Cake
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs, separated
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ cup agave nectar or honey
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas, about 2 bananas
- ½ cup cacao powder
Instructions
- In a vitamix, blend egg yolks, agave, and salt on medium for 1 minute
- Add grapeseed oil and mashed banana and blend for 1 minute
- Blend in cacao powder
- In a bowl, whip egg whites to stiff peaks
- Gently fold contents of vitamix into bowl with egg whites
- Pour batter into a greased 8 inch springform pan
- Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes
- Serve
The inspiration for this Flourless Chocolate Banana Cake recipe came from a feature on Passover dessert recipes in Living Without. That recipe was a bit heavy on the eggs, as Passover desserts can sometimes be. My cake doesn’t have that issue, and is very moist and mousse-like.
Here are some of my other nut-free paleo dessert recipes, all Kosher for Passover too!
Kimberly says
I can’t wait to make this cake! The recipe looks so quick and easy:) You’re a genious!
marie says
Great recipe, looking forward to trying it!
I also love your agave frosting recipe, I use it ALL the time and get a lot of compliments! :)
Caroline says
Looks delicious, can’t wait to try it!
Tiffany says
I just recently found your blog and am SO excited to get to have dessert again!! This recipe sounds yummy! I also, would love to see that movie and share it with others.
Susanna says
I am sooOOOOoooOOOOoo going to make this cake! As soon as I get home–I LOVE that all the ingredients are things I generally have on hand.
Also–I love Michael Pollan’s writing–he hooked me with “The botany of desire.” Now I’m reading “The omnivore’s dilemma.” Great writer, and he’s bringing to the masses the idea of better mananging of the earth’s resources in the way we eat.
Stephanie says
This looks great! My husband loves bananas, and I love chocolate…definitely a winner in my book!
Hannah Handpainted says
I’ll definitely try this…looks scrumptious. I’ve made something similar (I think) but I never write recipes down! Silly me.
Meagan from Mutritious Nuffins says
When the title “Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Banana Cake” came up in my RSS feed, my jaw dropped. I am so excited to make this cake! This is a healthy, EASY concoction of SOO many of my favorite ingredients. Yippee! Thanks again for sharing, Elena :D
mandy says
this cake looks delicious! and i would love to watch that movie, even if i don’t win the prize, i will check it out :)
Alyse says
And the word of the day is…. drum roll…… SPONTANEITY!
I was just stopping by for the brownie recipe to make for tonight’s drum circle and also for a client’ lunch and and and screeeeech!….. to a halt on that idea while I take in this yummy possibility! My mind starts on do I have banana? Check. Do I have fresh strawberries? Check…. any other reason I can’t make this? Nope. So ready set… bake!
Have a happy day Elana! You just made mine very happy too!
:^)