Sugar-free Banana Bread – Stevia

Hello guys! Today, I will show you guys my Sugar-free Banana Bread! 

I will be using grounded dried Stevia leaves instead of sugar. This is why it is a sugar-free cake! (Not to mention that this is also a wholemeal (whole wheat) cake too!)

Stevia is a natural herb that is really sweet if you have never heard of it before. It has no effect on our blood sugar level which means it is diabetes-friendly and it also has no (zero) calories! 

Since Stevia have been found in South America, it has been used by the Guaraní people for more than 1500 years! Not only that, Japanese have also used this herb for decades as a sweetener.

I have been experimenting to make a cake that is sugar-free, yet all naturally sweeten. I have used Stevia for this recipe in the form of grounded dried Stevia leaves. This way, you know that you are getting what you want, as natural as possible, less processed.

Of course, though Stevia is sweet, the sweetness is slightly different than refined white sugar. It may have bitter after taste if used excessively. And the sweetness of the leaves will last longer than sugar. 

For a cup of white sugar, you could replace it with 2 tablespoon of grounded dried Stevia leaves. It goes great in your smoothies, coffee, and tea. However when used in baking, you will need to tweak a little bit as it is not a bulking ingredient like sugar. You could possibly add some extra bulking ingredients like, pureed fruits, unsweetened applesauce, or beaten egg whites. So if you are going to use Stevia for baking, experiment it until you get your desired texture. 

You could possibly create your own Stevia-sugar blend by combining them if you just wanting to consume less sugar. Your baked goods will more likely to remain unchanged.

However, do note that grounded dried Stevia leaves does not dissolve as it is just, grounded dried leaves. They don’t brown at all unlike sugar, and will turn your cake green.

Sugar-Free Banana Bread

2015-04-26 09:19:58

One loaf cake (7.9" x 4.3")

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Ingredients

1. 100 grams of unsalted butter
2. 1 1/2 tbsp of grounded dried stevia leaves (or 190 grams of white sugar)
3. 3 eggs, separated
4. 1/2 tsp. of vinegar
5. 1 tbsp. of vanilla extract
6. 1/2 tsp. of banana extract
7. 360 grams of banana, mashed
8. 100 grams of wholemeal/wholewheat flour
9. 140 grams of cake flour
10. 1/4 tsp. of salt
11. 1 1/4 tsp. of baking powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C or 160C fan-forced.
2. Line parchment paper.
3. In a bowl, whisk together wholemeal, cake flour, and baking powder. Set aside.
4. Mash bananas.
5. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and vinegar until stiff peaks.
6. In another mixing bowl, cream together unsalted butter and stevia until light and creamy. Drizzle in egg yolks, vanilla extract and banana extract, continue beating until well combined.
7. Stir in dry ingredients and mashed bananas into the mixture. Make sure that you do not overmix.
8. Gently fold in egg whites a half at a time until evenly mixed.
9. Transfer it into a loaf pan that has been greased and lined with parchment paper. Drop the pan to raise large air bubbles.
10. Bake it in the oven for about 45 to 50 minutes.
11. Let it cool in the pan for about 15 minutes and transfer on to the wire rack to further cooling.
12. Serve.

Notes

1. - If don't have cake flour, replace it with plain flour
2. - Banana extract is optional
3. - Use 190 grams of white sugar if don't have stevia

By Zong Han Chua

TheZongHan https://thezonghan.com/