Feb 19

Hemp Hearts + Protein Banana Cake

I’ve been using hemp hearts ever since my discovery of hemp hearts at Costco back in the days when I actually lived within a reasonable driving distance from one.

They are wonderful on everything from my protein smoothies (e.g. Chocolate Raspberry Protein Smoothie) to baked goods (Rice Cake Bars), to toppings for burgers (Gochujang Turkey Mushroom Burgers) to no-bake treats (Coconut Cookie Dough Balls) to oatmeal (Chocolate Blueberry Banana Overnight Oats)…

Long story long, they’re super versatile, and the possibilities are endless! :O

Image from ManitobaHarvest.com

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  • Hemp hearts are high in essential fatty acids, amino acids + protein.
  • They contain 10g omegas, 10g protein, & 181mg magnesium per 30g serving
  • Non-GMO Project Verified
  • Complete vegetarian protein
  • Easy to use, and as mentioned before, very versatile!

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I haven’t made any cakes in my rice cooker for a while (I’ve made my friend’s birthday cakes in it for the past two years!), so I decided to venture forth with…a flour-less healthified banana cake with no added sugar!

I think the bananas add enough sweetness to it, so if you want to make it even healthier, you can omit the chocolate chips and drizzle in some honey or maple syrup if you’re worried that it won’t be sweet enough. I had a bar of Lindt chocolate that I’d forgotten I owned, so I figured I’d throw it in. ‘Twas delicious! <3

Flour-less Protein Banana Cake

Protein Banana Cake Slice

Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp Manitoba Harvest hemp hearts
  • dash of sea salt
  • 1 cup vanilla protein powder (I used Designer Whey)
  • 1 chocolate almond bar, diced (or 1/4 cup chocolate chips)
  • 1/8-1/4 cup walnuts, diced
  • 1/8-1/4 cup raisins

proteinbananacake

Instructions:

  1. In a large bowl, mash bananas together with a fork and beat in the eggs.
  2. Stir in hemp hearts, baking powder, salt and protein powder.
  3. Add chocolate, walnuts & raisins. Mix until combined
  4. Pour into rice cooker* bowl, select “cake” function and press start! (~45 minutes) Set on “steam” function for 20 minutes, then overturn the cake onto a plate!

Ā *If you don’t have a rice cooker, I’m fairly certain this will turn out okay if you make them in muffin form and bake for ~20 minutes on 350, or until it passes the toothpick test!

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  1. I have never tried hemp hearts, but I’ve seen this Manitoba Harvest brand often and they seem fantastic! I’m always willing to try new *especially healthy* food products. I would try them either in that lovely banana cake you made or those turkey burgers. Both sound tasty!
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    1. Me too! Food makes my world go round! :] Thanks for entering, and best of luck to you! :D!

  2. I actually just bought a bag of these (on sale at the local grocery), and I threw some on my curry tonight. Blended right in! I would be delighted to win another bag! :-)
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    1. Nice! I hadn’t thought of throwing it into curry–I’ll be doing that with the next curry dish I make! :] Thanks for entering, and good luck to you! :D

  3. Cool! I’ve never actually tried hemp hearts! But I sure would love to try that recipe ;)
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    1. Hope you can try it out! :D Thanks for entering, and good luck! <3

  4. that looks great! I have some hemp hearts and would have never thought to bake them in a cake! I don’t own a rice cooker but that is pretty smart of use- has to be super moist!
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    1. It definitely is! :D I adore my rice cooker. :]! It essentially acts like a steamer of sorts, and I love that I don’t have to wait for the oven to heat up! :P

  5. i am so excited to try this in my rice cooker! WHO KNEW!! I never use it and it just sits there. I think I have found a use!!! :)
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    1. I’m gonna throw in a disclaimer that I’m not entirely sure it works with every rice cooker ever, but they shoulddd function the same way! :D Hope you enjoy it! :]!

    • Renata on February 19, 2015 at 7:53 am
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    I love your cake recipe using protein powder and hemp hearts! How creative! I love hemp hearts as a nutty salad topping too!

    1. Thanks! I was kinda worried that it wouldn’t turn out well, but it was awesome! :D! You can’t even tell that there’s no flour! :]

  7. This looks delicious- how creative to use a rice cooker. I love those hemp hearts! My Mom has been adding them to her oats for several years now :)
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    1. hehehe, I started making rice cooker cakes for my friend at the start of med school because it was super convenient and I could hide it at school with me in my study room! :P I love adding it in oatmeal too! :]

    • Bri on February 19, 2015 at 8:09 am
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    Those look so good!
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    1. Thank you! :D!

  9. I’ve never heard of hemp hearts, what exactly are they?
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    1. They’re basically a type of seed and have a nutty taste to em’ and are a great vegetarian source of protein! I like throwing them into things (e.g. smoothies, crusts, oatmeal, etc.) for some added nutrition! :]

  10. I have never tried them before. I would probably try them in a smoothie first! :)

    1. That’s how I first used em’ too! :]!

  11. You had me at banana cake…

    1. Glad to hear that! ;]

  12. I never thought or heard of baking a cake in the rice cooker! That recipe sounds yummy too :)
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    1. Thank you! :D I was pleasantly surprised at how cake-like it ended up! <3

    • Ray on February 19, 2015 at 9:19 am
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    I’d like to try hemp hearts in my breakfast omelet for added nutrition!

    1. Ooo, that’d be awesome! I haven’t made omelets in ages–I’m gonna have to change that!

  14. I haven’t tried hemp hearts yet, but I have been wanting to for awhile now! I’d add them to my oatmeal!
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    1. I love it in oatmeal for that extra crunch! :D

  15. Hmmm i’ve never heard of Hemp Hearts, nor have I tried them! Maybe I should add them to my list of things to try!
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    1. They’re a fun addition to smoothies and the like! :]!

  16. I still haven’t tried hemp hearts :( I am SO late to the party! Your recipe looks awesome and how clever of you to use a rice cooker!
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    1. Aww, it’s okay! Better late than never! There are a tonn of things I haven’t tried yet either that I’ve been meaning to try! :o

      Thank you! I adore my rice cooker! :D

  17. Yummy banana cake! I love hemp seeds! Seriously….amazing! I have a recipe going up next week for them ;)
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    1. Yay! Looking forward to seeing your recipe! <3

  18. I have heard of hemp hearts but I have never tried them . Your cake is pretty cool!
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    1. Thank you! :D I gotta make one for my friend when I go off to visit her! :]

  19. im alwasy looking for new healthy snack! and i love your banana cake recipe

    1. Thank you! :D Healthy snacks make my life way more awesome; I love coming up with new ideas for em’! :]

  20. I’ve never heard of Hemp Hearts before! They seem like an excellent source of protein! I will have to check them out!
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    1. They are indeed! I want to try doing a “breaded” chicken with hemp hearts next! :]

  21. I’m doing this too through Sweat Pink but haven’t gotten around to posting yet. I’ve been a little afraid to try them to be honest with you so I’m glad to hear you think they’re delicious! Makes me less nervous! :)
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    1. Don’t worry, they have a kinda nutty taste to em’ and are really good! If you’re worried about trying em’ out, maybe just try throwing it into a smoothie? :] You won’t even notice it! :O

  22. I love hemp hearts, I actually have them all the time. I usually sprinkle them in my yogurt or oatmeal. However, I made a grain break once and put a lot of them in it, and it tasted great too:)
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    1. Ooo, yeah! I forgot about throwing it into yogurt–I do that too! :] I may do that for breakfast tomorrow!

  23. I still can’t believe you made a banana cake in a rice cooker!! This looks delish :) I’m putting up my review of hemp hearts next week!
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    1. hehehe, I had to dream up ways to make food for people while I was slaving away at med school! :P

      Yay! Looking forward to reading! :D

  24. I love hemp hearts and use them as much as possible. What’s nice is you can grind them and use the flour like you would other flour. Great nutrition boost and good for gluten free folks.

    I’ll have to try that cake recipe!
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    1. Ooo, I’ve never tried grinding it into flour, but that’s an awesome idea! :]! What did you use to grind it up? :O I need to try that out!

    • Georgiana on February 19, 2015 at 9:00 pm
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    I’d mix it in my yogurt and also as an ice cream topping!

    1. I just got a bunch of yogurt for precisely this purpose! :]!!

  26. looks like you transitioned nicely to your new site, congrats
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    1. Thank you! :] I had a random unintentional vacation last year so I took a day to migrate everything over and get everything up and running again! :D!

  27. Farrah, this looks so yummy. And I definitely used to have that plate. I never had a full set – just one of that plate that I bought at a thrift store when I thought I would be taking more food photos for the blog. How funny! I love making banana chocolate chip donuts, so I can only imagine how good this cake would be.
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    1. hehehe, I got it at the dollar store about 2 weeks ago because I only really have just one other decorative plate and figured people might be getting tired of it (even though it is pretty <3 ).

      I've never made donuts before! I've always wanted to try, but I'm terrible at frying things (or do you bake yours? :O )

  28. That cake looks delicious, shame I cannot eat bananas :( On the note of chocolate: When I made my sons birthday cake I needed some for the topping, but we didn’t have any of those you can buy for that purpose specifically. So I just collected all the random chocolate I could find (left overs from Christmas) and melted it. I must say, the Lindt one was by far the best for this.

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    1. Thank you! :D! I’m sorry that you can’t have bananas! :[ I wonder if there’s any other kind of mashed fruit that’d give the same consistency! I’ll have to experiment! :] (And yay for scrounging up leftovers in the house to use up! I do that all the time! :] )

    • Amanda C. on February 20, 2015 at 8:57 am
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    I have tried some mini samples from this company and LOVE them. Haven’t cooked with them yet (such a great idea) but have poured them over granola and milk in the morning. Delicious!

    1. That’s one of my favorite ways to enjoy them too!

    • Katrina J on February 20, 2015 at 12:39 pm
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    I’ve heard of them and would try them in oatmeal :) or on yogurt

    1. That’s one of my go-to post-workout snacks! :D!

  31. I like these, I used them on top of fruit and yogurt bowls!
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    1. That’s one of my favorite ways to use these! :]!

    • Rosie on February 20, 2015 at 3:30 pm
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    I want to try hemp hearts in no-bake energy bars. I’ve been experimenting with recipes and hemp hearts would be a healthy, fun and yummy addition!!!

    1. Oooo, that would be yummy! I’ve been meaning to make energy bars, but I need to finish all the packaged ones I have first! :P

  33. That recipe sounds so interesting, I did’t know you could make cakes in a rice cooker!
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    1. I didn’t either until I got mine and started experimenting with it! (It has a cake function, and essentially acts like a steamer! <3)

    • stacey h on February 21, 2015 at 9:38 pm
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    i’ve used hemp hearts. i love them sprinkled on my leafy greens

    1. Ooo, great idea! I haven’t done that in a while and completely forgot that that could be a thing! :P Thanks for the reminder!

  35. I have only tried them once (a sample pack from a run expo). I like them. I just put them in my cereal but I’d like to bake with them. That’s cool that you added the recipe!
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    1. It’s fun to bake with, but I also love adding it to cereal too for that extra crunch (+ nutrition)! :]

  36. I really need to try this. I havenā€™t had banana bread in a long time but Iā€™m sure a banana cake is just as delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    1. Hopefully it’ll hit the spot! :P Thanks for entering, and good luck to you! :]

    • Rachel on February 22, 2015 at 2:41 am
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    I have heard of them. I’d love to try mixing them into my oatmeal. And maybe just eat them as a snack.

    1. They’re definitely awesome to mix in oatmeal! :] Thanks for entering, and good luck!

  38. I’ve never tried Hemp Hearts, but have seen them at my Publix! Definitely sounds like something I would like! :)
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    1. It is good stuff! :D I gotta find more recipes to throw em’ into! :]!

    • Ben on February 23, 2015 at 10:18 am
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    I love hemp hearts! So great in yogurt
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    1. Agreed! :D Thanks for entering, and good luck to you! :]

  40. I would try it in a smoothie!
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    1. They are indeed awesome in smoothies! :D

  41. I haven’t tried hemp hearts before but I heard they are really good in raw brownies!
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    1. Ooo, raw brownies sound great! Do you have a particular recipe in mind? *-*

    • Jenny on February 25, 2015 at 9:59 am
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    I love adding them to my greek yogurt!

    1. They make a great addition to yogurt! :D

    • Ruth C on February 25, 2015 at 10:12 am
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    Have not heard of them until this week. Would use them in my green drinks

    1. They’d definitely be a great addition to that!

  44. I love hemp hearts in my smoothies.
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    1. That’s one of my favorite ways to use them! :]

    • chickie brewer on February 25, 2015 at 6:16 pm
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    I have never try them so I am curious. I would probably add them to my Greek yogurt.

    1. Great choice! I just ran out of greek yogurt, so I gotta restock!

    • Caroline on February 25, 2015 at 9:01 pm
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    I feel like these would be great on top of yogurt for breakfast

    1. Indeed they would! :D!

    • Keri on February 25, 2015 at 10:16 pm
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    I’ve heard of them but I’ve never tried them. I think they would be good in yogurt and oatmeal :)

    1. Indeed they would be! :D Thanks for entering, and best of luck to you!

    • Laura Royal on February 25, 2015 at 10:32 pm
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    Yes, I’ve used hemp hearts for a few years now and I eat them in yogurt, oatmeal, and smoothies.

    1. Awesome! :D Thanks for entering, and good luck!

    • Justin Faber on February 25, 2015 at 10:40 pm
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    I keep a bag of Hemp Hearts at work and I add them to my yogurt, oatmeal, salads and more. I saw someone commented that they are good in brownies and I think that would also be good!

    1. That’s awesome! :D I’m probably gonna keep a stash in my future office once I’m finally done with school/have a job! :P I’m intrigued by the brownies too! Gonna have to dig up a recipe somewhere, haha.

      Thank you for entering, and best of luck to you! :]

    • liz l on February 26, 2015 at 12:03 am
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    I have never heard of this

    1. They’re a great addition to all sorts of foods! :]

    • Ken C on February 26, 2015 at 8:45 am
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    Not Yet but would like to try them

    1. Maybe you’ll get to! :] Thanks for entering, and good luck!

    • Melissa A. on February 26, 2015 at 6:19 pm
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    I’ve never tried hemp hearts, but I would like to try them with yogurt and oatmeal.

    1. They would be awesome in both of those! :D! Thanks for entering, and good luck!

    • BreannaS on February 28, 2015 at 8:59 pm
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    I just read a blog post today about using hemp hearts in a salad for crunch but I have never tried them.

    1. They’re very good in salads! :D Thanks for entering, and good luck to you!

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