Banana Date Snack Cake
Snack cake lovers, this one’s for you! This Banana Date Snack Cake is everything we love about healthy baking—moist, lightly sweet, and made with real ingredients. It’s great for breakfast, snacking, or dessert and comes together in one bowl with zero fuss.
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Servings: 9 squares
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas approximately 1 cup
- 3 eggs
- 15 soft dates soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1½ cup almond flour
- 1½ cup oat flour made in a blender
- ¼ cup protein powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ cup chopped pistachios*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
- Drain dates and remove pits.
- Add dates, bananas, eggs, milk, vanilla and olive oil to a blender and blend until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk dry ingredients until well combined.
- Add wet to dry and fold in until no dry remains.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan and tap on the counter a few times to release air bubbles.
- Sprinkle chopped pistachios on top.
- Bake cake for 42-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cake to rest in the pan for 15 minutes before gently removing and placing on a wire rack to cool. Keeps well at room temperature for a couple of days.
Notes
Change up the nut if you desire!
Nutrition
Serving: 1square | Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 612mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 225IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 2mg
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.