Enjoy this delicious Bundt cake which is made with Finger millet / Ragi and is refined sugar free and eggless.
Why Ragi in Baking ?
Ragi a.k.a finger millet - a love, hate relationship most kids (and adults) have over their life. Although they say its an acquired taste, mostly its a hate-all kind of ingredient for most of us. Teeming with calcium and other vitals, this millet is often best served to kids and adults (for those who are not used to it since childhood or cant develop a taste for it) in a disguised form.
Ragi is an excellent food for #diabetics too since it releases the sugar very slowly into the bloodstream.
My kids are on the other spectrum of ragi consumption so its best served in a sneaky , tasty chocolatey form in this Eggless , Sugarfree Ragi Banana Bundt Bread - with no refined sugars, this making for an excellent after-school snack / short break snack box food. Another Delish bake we love without refined sugar or refined flour is this wholewheat Banana Bread
(Do check out for more Ragi recipes and pics at the end of this post...)
Many more delish (100% Eggfree) bakes that you might like on this blog !
I must admit it was one of the tastiest Ragi bakes (or sweet bakes, in fact) that I have ever made, if I say so myself. My mom loved it a lot, and so did the kids (and psst. yes they still don’t know that it contained Ragi, although my elder one did say it was ‘different, but yummy’)
Prep time - 15 mins, Bake time - 30-32 mins, Makes - 6 medium sized bundt cakes + 2 largish muffins
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What you need to make this Sugar free Ragi Chocolate Bundt Cake:
Dry ingredients: (all measurements are 1 cup = 200ml)
- ¾ cup Whole-wheat flour (atta)
- ¾ cup popped finger millet flour (Ragi Hurittu,may need 2 teaspoon extra too)
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- 2.5 tablespoon Cocoa powder ( I used Dutch processed sugar free)
Wet Ingredients
- 3 Banana (ripe, large)
- ¼ cup Olive oil
- ⅓ cup yoghurt (homemade / store bought, flavourless)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Jaggery (powdered)
- 2 teaspoon walnuts (optional but highly recommended)
How to make Sugarfree Butterfree Ragi Bundt Cake:
- Pre heat oven to 180 C. Grease the muffin pans / bundt pans slightly or a large 7 inch pan (and line it).
- Sieve the dry ingredients thrice over.
- Bring all ingredients to room temperature before starting the bake
- In another bowl, fork down the cut bananas to a puree ,add yoghurt , oil. vanilla essence and whisk till bananas are completely blended.
- Add the powdered jaggery and whisk again for 3-4 mins till completely dissolved. You should get a honey coloured liquid at this stage.
- dust the chopped walnuts in a teaspoon of the sifted flour and keep aside.
- Add the dry mix to the wet mix and fold slowly in batches using the cut and fold method.
- Fold in the walnuts gently and do not leave any dry streaks in the flour.
- Pour / spoon this batter gently into the greased pan / bundt moulds / muffin moulds.
- Bake for 30-32 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Rest on a wire rack, un mould when completely done.
- Serve warm.
The leftover keeps up to 4-5 days under refrigeration. Microwave for 10-15 secs and serve warm
Other recipes with Ragi on this blog
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Eggless Sugar free Ragi Banana Bundt Cake
Equipment
- Bowl
- Whisk
- Oven
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- ¾ cup Whole Wheat flour atta
- ¾ cup Finger millet flour Ragi Hurittu,may need 2 teaspoon extra too
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2.5 tablespoon Cocoa powder I used Dutch processed sugar free
Wet Ingredients
- 3 Bananas ripe, large
- ¼ cup Olive Oil
- ⅓ cup Yoghurt homemade / store bought, flavourless
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Jaggery powdered
- 2 teaspoon walnuts optional but highly recommended
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 180 C. Grease the muffin pans / bundt pans slightly or a large 7 inch pan (and line it).
- Bring all ingredients to room temperature before starting the bake
- Sieve the dry ingredients thrice over.
- In another bowl, fork down the cut bananas to a puree ,add yoghurt , oil. vanilla essence and whisk till bananas are completely blended.
- Add the powdered jaggery and whisk again for 3-4 mins till completely dissolved. You should get a honey coloured liquid at this stage.
- dust the chopped walnuts in a teaspoon of the sifted flour and keep aside.
- Add the dry mix to the wet mix and fold slowly in batches using the cut and fold method.
- Fold in the walnuts gently and do not leave any dry streaks in the flour.
- Pour / spoon this batter gently into the greased pan / bundt moulds / muffin moulds.
- Bake for 30-32 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Rest on a wire rack, un mould when completely done.
- Serve warm
Poonam Bachhav says
I am so glad you tried my recipe Kalyani and it did turn out so well that your family enjoyed it thoroughly. Your mini bundt cakes look so perfectly done!
Priya Iyer says
The cake looks just perfect! Such a healthy sweet treat this is, for children and adults alike.
Rafeeda AR says
You remind me that I have some mini bundts similar to this lying unused in my pantry... and what a way to use them! These muffins sounds like a lovely treat...
Swati says
Ragi cake looks so nicely baked I am sure it must be delicious and nutritious treat for kids.. Loved your collection of so many Ragi dishes..
Vasusvegkitchen says
Yes there will be big fight at my home too, my brother d't like Ragi but mom use to mix it wheat flour dosas secretly, then he like it.Ur Ragi bundt cakes looking very yummy, spongy and perfect. I think after eating if kids know it's Ragi, no probs thy will love to have it ��.
cookwithrenu says
Beautifully made mini Bundt cakes. I like the fact that they are sweetned with Jaggery and banana. A very healthy treat for all.
Sasmita says
Ragi Banana Bundt Cakes are looking so cute. Loaded with healthy factor of ragi one should surely try this .... Love these mini shapes particularly !
preethi'scuisine says
Sugar free ragi banana bundt cakes look so good.A healthy and scrumpyious treat . Love the use of jaggery and ragi. Even i have started incorporating ragi in our daily diet.
veena says
Love these cute mini bundt cakes and ragi makes it so helathy.
Mayuri Patel says
A very nice way to incorporate finger millet in the kids diet. The ragi banana bundt look so soft and moist.
Kalyani says
it sure is, Mayuri.. thank you..
Seema Sriram says
the mini bundt cakes with ragi looks so scrumptious. I love that you have made it sugar free and eggless.
Kalyani says
so glad you liked it 🙂
Neha says
Nice healthy and dainty looking Bundt cakes. I also had a look at Ragi idli. I will try this bundt cake recipe since it includes whole wheat and ragi in it. Absolutely guilt- free.
Kalyani says
thank you so much, Neha. Do try and let me know how you liked it
Spice Zone (Sarika) says
These mini Banana Bundt cakes looks so good. Will try these . I have never used Ragi in any of my baking. Can you replace the regular flour with Ragi or has to be mixed with something else ?
Kalyani says
thanks. The mixture of flours has been mentioned clearly in the recipe, Sarika. Hope you like it when you make it
Archana says
Simple and delicious! I love to work with millets and these ragi banana bundt cakes sound perfect. Will take care of the overripe bananas in the fruit basket too. Thanks.
Kalyani says
it sure does take care of those bananas, Archana.. thanks !
Priya Vj says
Delicious looking Ragi bundt cake..though am not a huge fan of Ragi, these yummy cakes are making me crave for some.
Kalyani says
yup. these are perfect for those working with millets for the first time !