Banana Bread: Dairy-free, Grain-free

And Weight Watchers-friendly :)

I joined Weight Watchers again as I have a little bit of weight to lose and I wanted to try their new program. More on that in another post :)

Meanwhile, I'm still eating a low-grain diet and am working on making some of my favorites Weight Watchers-friendly. This is a variation on a Spunky Coconut recipe.

Banana Bread: Dairy-free, Grain-free

Add to blender:
2 bananas
4 eggs
1/8 tsp Vanilla Creme liquid stevia
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp grain-free baking powder

Blend.

Melt in a pan:
1/4 cup honey (I use solid raw honey - if your honey is liquid, no need to melt)
2 tbs coconut oil

Add melted stuff to:
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/2 cup coconut flour, sifted

This makes sure the melted stuff doesn't cook your eggs.

Dump flours & melted stuff into your blender. Blend again.

Dump into a loaf pan or round cake pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes for round pan & 55 for loaf pan.

Cut into 12 pieces. 3 points each.



Not the best picture, but hey :) You get the idea :)

Fried Bananas: Gluten & Dairy free

If you have some overripe bananas, why not fry them?

Fried Bananas
Several overripe bananas
Equal parts almond & coconut flour
Coconut oil

Heat some coconut oil in a skiller or wok.

Mix the flours in a bowl. Chop the bananas into big pieces, and roll them in the flour mix.



Fry then in the pan just lightly until browned. Eat!

Great with maple syrup, homemade jam, or "as is".

Banana Cake Torte: GFDFSF & Grain-free

I've recently started experimenting with low/no-grain & low/no-sugar cooking. I decided to make a reduced-sugar, low/no-grain version of this banana cake, a family favorite. It came out yummy and quite dense; my husband said it's more like a torte than a cake.

(the pumpkin pulp is what is strained from pumpkin seed milk, but I've included possible alternatives)

Gluten-free Dairy-free Banana Torte
1/3 c. oil
3/4 c. sugar
15 drops Vanilla Crème Stevia (they have it at iHerb, too - get $5 off!) - measure over a spoon, not the bowl, in case it spills
3 large eggs
1 1/2 c. mashed banana
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. mayonnaise
about 3/4 cup pumpkin pulp OR use 1/4 cup non-dairy milk & 1/2 cup nut meal or flour
1 tsp. xanthan gum
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup garbanzo bean flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/4 cup potato starch flour
1 cup almond flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients except flours & chocolate chips. Add flours & mix again. Stir in chocolate chips.

Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 – 35 minutes. Enjoy :)