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Gluten-Free French Apple Cake | Oats & Bananas

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This Gluten-Free French Apple Cake with oats and bananas is the ultimate cozy bake. Made with simple ingredients and packed with tender apples, it has a soft texture and comforting flavor inspired by classic French baking. Easy to make and perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert, this wholesome apple cake is a must-save for fall baking.

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Golden edges, tender apples, and a soft, almost custardy crumb—this gluten-free French apple cake brings all the charm of a classic bake with a nourishing twist.

Mashed ripe bananas add natural sweetness and moisture, while oats create a gentle, rustic texture that makes every bite feel hearty yet light. As the cake bakes, the apples soften into the batter, creating pockets of warm, melt-in-your-mouth fruit throughout.

It’s the kind of simple, feel-good recipe that fits just as well on a cozy weekend table as it does sliced up for an everyday treat. No fuss, just honest ingredients and comforting flavors inspired by traditional French baking.

Looking for some inspiration?… For more Recipes with Apples, click HERE! ; for more Recipes with Bananas, click HERE! and for more Recipes with Oats, click HERE!

~Recipe made in October 2025~

Gluten-Free French Apple Cake | Oats and Bananas

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Prep Time 30

Bake / Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 40

Course Dessert

Cuisine Autumn Food, Fall Food

Servings 8

Ingredients

▢ 4 Large eggs
▢ 3.53 oz (100 g) granulated sugar
▢ 2.12 oz (60 g) corn starch
▢ 2,12 oz (60 g) old-fashioned whole rolled oats
▢ 1 tsp (4 g) baking powder
▢ 3.53 oz (100 g) milk
▢ 6 apples (I used golden apples)
▢ 4 bananas

Instructions

Line a 9-inch (22 cm) round baking dish like you would usually do, set aside.
NOTE: For this recipe, I used my large round mold from bon COOK placed on top of a medium perforated baking sheet.
Preheat oven to 320℉/160℃.

FRENCH APPLE CAKE PREPARATION

In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs together with the sugar.
4 Large eggs, 3.53 oz granulated sugar
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Mix in the corn starch, baking powder and milk until the corn starch is combined. Then, add the oats.
2.12 oz corn starch, 2,12 oz old-fashioned whole rolled oats, 1 tsp baking powder, 3.53 oz milk
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Add the sliced apples and give it a gentle stir in order for the apples to be coated. Then, add the sliced bananas and do the same, gently.
NOTE: You have much more fruits than batter it is perfectly normal, it will settle when it is baing baked in the oven.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
6 apples, 4 bananas
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BAKE!

Bake for 50 minutes at 320℉/160℃. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your cake from 45 minutes). It is ready when the toothpick inserted comes out clean with little to no crumbs.
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Once your French Apple Cake is out of the oven, let it cool down completly before taking it out from the mold. Enjoy & Bon Appétit!
NOTE: The cake keeps well refrigerated for up to 2 days.
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Keyword apple recipes, Apples, banana, french apple cake, oats

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Original Recipe “Gâteau léger aux pommes et flocons d’avoine de Hélène” by Christelle from the blog La Cuisine de Poupoule

This cake had such a success, you can find it as well on Yolande’s Blog, Les Petits Plats de Patchouka ; on Isabelle’s Blog, Healthy Julia ; on Laurence’s Blog Plaisir et Équilibre ; and on Annyvonne’s Blog, Les Délices de Thithoad

Ce gâteau aux pommes sans gluten, aux flocons d’avoine et à la banane, rappelle la texture fondante du gâteau invisible. Réalisé avec des ingrédients simples, il dévoile de fines couches de pommes presque confites et une mie douce et légère. Facile et rapide à préparer, il est parfait pour le petit-déjeuner, le goûter ou un dessert tout en simplicité. À enregistrer pour une recette du quotidien, réconfortante et pleine de douceur.