Strawberry Banana Baked Betty

By momonamission

Ingredients

• Ingredients for Batter
• • 1/4 cup / 60 ml whole-wheat flour
• • 1/3 cup / 80 ml oat flour*
• • 1/2 tsp / 2 1/2 ml baking powder
• • 4 Tbsp / 60 ml Sucanat
• • 1/4 tsp / 1 1/4 ml sea salt
• • 1/4 cup / 60 ml plain, fat-free yogurt
• • 1 Tbsp / 15 ml unsalted olive-oil based margarine or Do-It-Yourself Olive Butter Spread from The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook
• • 2 egg whites
• • 1/4 cup / 60 ml mashed bananas
• • 2 1/3 cups / 550 ml thinly-sliced strawberries
• • Cooking spray
• * You can make your own oat flour by placing 1/3 cup oats in a food processor and blending into a fine pulp
• Ingredients for Whipped Topping
• • 1 cup / 240 ml yogurt cheese (recipe below)
• • 1 tsp / 5 ml vanilla
• • 1 tsp / 5ml cinnamon
• Ingredients for Yogurt Cheese
• • 2 cups / 480 ml low-fat plain yogurt (makes one cup of yogurt cheese)

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation for Batter

1.Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray ramekins with cooking spray and place them on a baking sheet. Set aside.
2.In a small bowl mix together strawberries and remaining Sucanat.
3.Combine yogurt, melted margarine, egg whites, and mashed bananas in a medium bowl.
4.Pour the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients and gently mix until you have a uniform mixture resembling cake batter. Set aside.
5.Scoop 1/3 cup of strawberries into each ramekin. Spoon two tablesp00ns of batter over the berries.
6.Bake ramekins in oven for 20-25 minutes until cake is golden brown and springy to the touch. Set on a baking rack to cool.
7.In a mixing bowl beat yogurt cheese, vanilla and cinnamon until fluffy.
8.Spoon one tablespoon of the whipped topping on top of each individual cake.

Preparation for yogurt cheese

1.Place 2 cups / 480 ml yogurt in a colander lined with two layers of cheesecloth. Place the colander over a large bowl to catch the liquid that drips out of the yogurt. Place this set-up in the refrigerator and let stand overnight.
2.Discard the liquid in the bowl below and you are left with rich, creamy yogurt cheese.