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Healthy Gluten-Free Vasilopita

GeorgiaDm
This Vasilopita is not only gluten-free, but also dairy-free, nut-free, and refined sugar-free. A healthy and delicious new year's cake. Happy new year!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 142 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g very ripe bananas
  • cup/70 g olive oil mild
  • cup/120 g honey or maple
  • cup/43 g dried cranberries no sugar
  • ¼ cup/30 g cacao nibs
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 225 g gluten-free plain white flour
  • ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 2 large eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 165ºC (350ºF) and place parchment paper at the bottom and on the sides of a 20 cm (8 inch) cake pan.
  • In a large bowl, add the eggs, olive oil, honey, vanilla extract, and bananas, and blend using an immerse blender until fluffy.
  • Sift the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and xanthan gum, and mix using a spatula until combined.
  • Mix the cacao nibs and dried cranberries until evenly distributed. Do not forget to add the coin (flouri).
  • Pour the mixture into the cake pan and bake it for an hour, or until a skewer comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and let the cake cool down in the pan.
  • Remove from the pan, place the cake on a cooling rack and let it cool completely. Decorate according to taste.
  • Cut and serve when the new year arrives.
  • Happy New Year 😀

Notes

Instead of an immersion blender, use a blender or a food processor.
In this recipe, I use the gluten-free plain white flour  Freee by Doves Farm.
Store in an airtight container, at room temperature, or in the fridge, for 3-5 days. Freeze Vasilopita pieces for up to 3 months.
In gluten-free baking is always best to measure by weight and not by volume for the best results.
Decorate with chocolate ganache, desiccated coconut, whipped cream, almond flour, or anything else you like. 
Keyword banana bread, dairy-free, easy, gluten-free, healthy, new year's cake, nut-free, quick, refined sugar-free, vasilopita