Eat Yourself Healthy
Level up your energy and load up that lunchbox with Jamie Oliver’s moreish banana & almond cake.
BY HEJIRA CONVERY, KINDICARE
Spring has sprung, but if you’re feeling a bit low on motivation after winter, or totally out of inspiration after packing 170 lunchboxes, then it’s Jamie Oliver to the rescue!
Jamie has just released his first healthy-eating cookbook, called Eat Yourself Healthy, and it’s all about kickstarting your good life with more taste, more joy, more energy and more sleep.
As a busy parent, this is something you’ll be more than happy to get on board with, and Jamie’s banana & almond cake is a great place to start.
This deliciously moreish chuck-it-all-in cake comes with easy instructions and good ingredients to put pep in your step and joy in that lunchbox.
So have a taste, then sample the 119 remaining recipes, 50 health hacks and two-week meal plan in Jamie’s book!
Banana & almond cake
Serves 12
Total time: 56 minutes
(Prep: 11 minutes | Cook: 45 minutes)
Ingredients
50ml olive oil, plus extra for greasing
500g ripe bananas
2 large free-range eggs
250g ground almonds
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
100g natural yoghurt, plus extra to serve
100ml maple syrup, plus extra for brushing
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
© Paul Stuart
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas 3. Grease a deep 23cm springform cake tin with olive oil and line the base with greaseproof paper.
2. Put 350g of the peeled bananas into a food processor, crack in the eggs, and add all of the remaining ingredients. Go in with 50ml of olive oil, add a small pinch of sea salt, then blitz until smooth. Tip the mixture into the cake tin and spread out evenly. Slice the remaining bananas and arrange on top, then bake for 45 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
3. Remove from the oven, brush with a little maple syrup, and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Run a palette knife around the edge of the tin, then release the cake and transfer to a wire rack to cool, or serve warm.
Leftover love
Slice the cake, wrap each portion, and stash in the freezer for another day (up to 3 months). Simply defrost when you want a slice, and enjoy!
Nutrition
Energy: 216kcal
Fat: 13.9g
Sat fat: 1.6g
Protein: 6.5g
Carbs: 19.3g
Sugars: 13.9g
Salt: 0.2g
Fibre: 3.3g
Eat Yourself Healthy by Jamie Oliver is published by Penguin Michael Joseph © Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited (2025, Eat Yourself Healthy). Recipe photography: © David Loftus, 2025.
