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Bánh chuối (Vietnamese banana cake)

Bánh chuối is a soft banana cake, steamed or baked, sometimes wrapped in banana leaves. It is a favourite afternoon snack, with its fruity fragrance and taste of condensed milk and vanilla.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Pâte

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

549 kcal per serving

Protein
8.1 g
Carbohydrates
91.9 g
of which sugars
60.7 g
Fat
15.2 g
Fiber
4.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 170 °C and butter a rectangular tin.
  2. Mash the bananas with a fork until smooth, then mix with the sugar.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time, then the melted butter, coconut milk, condensed milk and vanilla.
  4. Stir in the rice flour, baking powder and salt until you have a smooth, runny batter.
  5. Pour into the tin and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a skewer comes out dry.
  6. Let it cool slightly before turning out and cutting into pieces.

Variations and tips

Steamed bánh chuối. Steam the same mixture in individual moulds for 25 minutes, without an oven.

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Original Ecomely recipe.