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flourless banana blondies

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You won’t find any flour, butter, or oil in these ridiculously soft and tender flourless banana blondies!

You won't find any flour, butter, or oil in these ridiculously soft and tender Flourless Banana Blondies! They're naturally gluten-free, and come out to less than 100 delicious calories per serving! | runningwithspoons.com #recipe #healthy #desserts

Hello, jellos!

I totally didn’t mean to leave you guys for a couple of days there, but I totally didn’t mean to get hit with some hardcore writer’s block accompanied by a bunch of #IFailAtLife moments either. I have mad respect for people who can reliably publish on schedule, rain or shine, but I’m definitely not one of those people. I’m more the “take it easy and veg on the couch with a big bowl of popcorn” type; and while it might seem like laziness, I’ve learned  that it’s better for me to take a step back during those times (if I can) rather than try to power through them, or else I’ll eventually end up in the corner of my closet having a snot-filled breakdown at 2am.

True story.

Besides! My writer’s block always disappears as randomly as it appears… which is the story I’m sticking to because I don’t want to admit that it might have anything to do with the fact that I’m back on the bean.

Nope! These flourless banana blondies right here? 100% creative genius that’s in no way caffeine-induced 😜

You won't find any flour, butter, or oil in these ridiculously soft and tender Flourless Banana Blondies! They're naturally gluten-free, and come out to less than 100 delicious calories per serving! | runningwithspoons.com #recipe #healthy #desserts

We can call them caffeine-inspired, though, since the idea behind them was to have something to munch on while I sipped my coffee.

And whenever I walked into the kitchen.

And while I was writing this post.

And… you get the idea.

So let’s take a closer look at what we’re munching on, exactly…

You won't find any flour, butter, or oil in these ridiculously soft and tender Flourless Banana Blondies! They're naturally gluten-free, and come out to less than 100 delicious calories per serving! | runningwithspoons.com #recipe #healthy #desserts

First and foremost, we’ve got bananas – two nice and spotty ones. These guys lend to flavour and fluffiness, BUT! only if you fold them in by hand. If you toss them in the blender with the rest of the ingredients, you’ll wind up with a flat, dense, rubbery brick of banana-ness that tastes good but feels all sorts of wrong.

Why? Because bananas release a lot of moisture while they’re being pulverized, which is understandable but not so desirable… especially in a flourless recipe like this one where the dry ingredients are pretty minimal. And by minimal I mean a mere 1/2 cup of oats and 4 tbsp of coconut flour in the whole batch… which is kind of crazy considering the fluffiness factor…

You won't find any flour, butter, or oil in these ridiculously soft and tender Flourless Banana Blondies! They're naturally gluten-free, and come out to less than 100 delicious calories per serving! | runningwithspoons.com #recipe #healthy #desserts

Next up we’ve got Greek yogurt. I love baking with this stuff because it adds a tonne of moisture and really reduces (or even eliminates) the need for any added oil or butter. I don’t normally calculate the nutritional info for my recipes, but I was particularly curious about this one, and one of these flourless banana blondies comes out to only 128 calories (based on 12 servings)… which is crazy for how tasty they are!

I went with chocolate chips and walnuts for the add-ins, but you could go with whatever your heart desires… as long as it’s not fresh fruit. Nuts, seeds, chocolate, and dried fruit is okay, but the water content in fresh fruit is a little too high, and it would probably muck up the texture of the finished product.

And you definitely don’t want to do that, because they’re already kind of perfect. Just sayin’.

You won't find any flour, butter, or oil in these ridiculously soft and tender Flourless Banana Blondies! They're naturally gluten-free, and come out to less than 100 delicious calories per serving! | runningwithspoons.com #recipe #healthy #desserts

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Flourless Banana Blondies

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  • Author: Amanda @ Running with Spoons
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 12 blondies 1x
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Ingredients

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  • ½ cup (115 g) plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp (32 g) almond butter*
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup (40 g) rolled oats (quick or old fashioned)**
  • 6 tbsp (72 g) coconut palm sugar***
  • 1/4 cup (28 g) coconut flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 medium-size ripe bananas, mashed (200 g or 1 cup mashed)
  • 1/2 cup (~85 g) add-ins of choice****

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F (176C) and prepare an 8×8 (20x20cm) baking pan by lining it with a sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving a few inches of overhang on the sides to allow for easy removal. Grease the foil with oil or cooking spray and set aside.
  2. Add all of the ingredients except for the bananas to a high-speed blender in the order listed, and process on high until the oats have fully broken down and the batter becomes smooth and creamy, about 1-2 minutes.
  3. Transfer the batter to a large mixing bowl and gently fold in the mashed bananas. Finally, fold in your add-ins.
  4. Pour the batter into your prepared baking pan, using a spatula to distribute it evenly. Bake for 22-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the blondies from the oven and let them cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Notes

* You could also use peanut butter, or use a soy nut butter to make these nut-free. ** Make sure to use certified gluten-free oats if you need these to be gluten-free. OR you can use 1/2 cup (56 g) of blanched almond flour to make these grain-free. *** You could also use regular brown sugar. **** I went with mini chocolate chips and crushed walnuts for the recipe pictured here, but you could go with any DRY add-ins that you want (i.e.: seeds, nuts, chocolate, dried fruit, etc.) I would avoid using fresh fruits, as the added moisture could alter the texture.

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
You won't find any flour, butter, or oil in these ridiculously soft and tender Flourless Banana Blondies! They're naturally gluten-free, and come out to less than 100 delicious calories per serving! | runningwithspoons.com #recipe #healthy #desserts

Looking for more healthy flourless recipes? Try one of these!

Flourless Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Flourless Double Chocolate Brownies
Flourless Banana Bread Muffins
Flourless Vegan Banana Muffins
Flourless Chocolate Banana Bread

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  1. Catie

    Long time reader, first time commenter…

    I just made these and they are AMAZING! Mine turned out so perfectly fluffy and (since I didn’t mash my bananas too much) I loved the odd soft chunk of banana. I only added 1/4 cup chocolate chips and that was plenty to let the banana flavour shine through. I’m allergic to wheat and this recipe reminds me so much of banana bread, which I used to love. Thank you for such a wonderful recipe!

    I’ve made quite a few of your recipes (brownies, smoothies, muffins, breads), and they never fail to impress. It’s so hard to make yummy treats that suit my allergies and your blog is my favorite <3 Plus yay, a Canadian neighbour! (hi from Vancouver! 🙂 )



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    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      Hi Catie!! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such an awesome comment – I appreciate it so much 😀 And it’s always so nice to come across a fellow Canadian! I’m not sure if you follow hockey, but our boys just won gold today at the hockey world championships. WOO!

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  2. Chelsea's Healthy Kitchen

    I’m finally getting around to experimenting with coconut flour again after some bad coconut pancake fails a few years ago that made me never want to use it again lol. These look far from a failure though – yum!

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  6. Jane

    Love your recipes. I make a modified version of your almond butter fudge almost every week!

    I made these blondies last night, but they don’t seemed to be cooked all the way. I love a gooey blondie/brownie/dessert but these are a little too gooey. Any suggestions? The only change I made to the recipe was I replaced one egg with egg whites. I only had one egg so that’s life.

    Thanks, and keep the recipes coming!

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  7. Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health

    My first reaction to this post was, “WHOA. Those look puuurrrfect”. And then it was, “Oh yes, I can definitely relate to that feeling.” haha! I’m the same way with not being able to reliably post on schedule. I try my hardest but if I pull late nighters to get something done, I instantly start going into full on anxiety melt down. Sometimes it’s better to just let it slide. We’ll all be here drooling over your blondies as soon as you get back, lol. Seriously, they look amazing!!

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  8. Alison @ Daily Moves and Grooves

    I trust you that these are perfect…even with the chocolate chips 😉 I’m pretty much a purist when it comes to banana bread, but walnuts or pecans are a welcome addition.
    I wish I could give you coffee advice, but I have no idea how to order/drink coffee.

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  9. Lindsay

    Girl, I feel ya! Writers block means we need mental rest. But then it’s followed up by epicness like this! Always here for you if you need just to talk! And feed me

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  10. Ellie

    I love ribbon banana bread. You pour half the batter in the pan, spread a layer of chocolate or chocolate chips and then the other half of the batter. Bake and enjoy!
    I stick with decaf regular coffee. Yup, I’m on of those.

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  15. Erin @ The Almond Eater

    I saw on Snap that you’re back to drinking coffee so….welcome back 😀 Also, I have a hard time sticking to a blog schedule and I think it’s a silly thing to stress out about. Sometimes I want to post a Thursday (even though it’s not part of my “schedule”) while other days I don’t feel like posting Monday, even though I “have” to. HELP.

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  25. katalysthealth

    Coffee helps to create such magical things. True story, Im fairly certain God was sipping a mug when he created the world. 😉
    Totally making these onces my naners ripen up!

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  26. Shashi @ RunninSrilankan

    I’m so with you, I too have mad respect for people who can reliably publish on schedule – I wish I could – but instead of a tub of popcorn, I’d love to take a break with 2 or 12 of these blondies! I just started drinking mushroom coffee (have you tried it?) And these blondies would be perfect with my cuppa – the fluffiness factor is cray cray seeing how little oats and coconut flour these have!

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  28. Michele @ Paleorunningmomma

    Definitely chocolate chips in my banana bread. These look perfect to me – and I never blend anything for quick breads! Or anything actually, I’m fiercely stubborn about hand mixing things for some reason. Sometimes it drives me insane but mostly it works 🙂

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