Nut Free Chocolate Banana Bread (Paleo, Grain free & Gluten free)
- 3 over ripe bananas mashed plus 1 over ripe banana sliced lengthways into 2-3 slices to decorate on top
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ½ cup golden flax meal (or flax meal for a darker colour or almond meal for GAPS and if nuts allowed)
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup melted coconut oil (or butter if tolerated) plus extra to grease the tin
- 2 tbsp raw cacao powder or raw cacao nibs for a lovely crunchy texture (omit for GAPS)
- ¼ cup raw honey or sweetener of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 F)
- Grease and line a loaf tin with the baking paper overhanging on the sides to lift the loaf out easily
- Mash 3 of the bananas with a fork (I like to leave mine lumpy, otherwise you could blend the wet ingredients for a smoother consistency)
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs gently then add the honey, vanilla extract and bananas. Mix well
- Stir in the coconut flour, golden flax meal or almond flour, cacao powder or cacao nibs, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and mix well
- Gently combine the melted coconut oil or butter
- Pour the batter into the loaf tin
- Place the sliced banana cut side up on top
- Bake for 50 mins approximately
- Allow to cool in tin for 10mins before removing to cool on a rack to cool completely
- You can lift the loaf out by the overhanging sides of the baking paper
- Store in an airtight container for a few days, my boys enjoy it in their lunch boxes and as an after school treat
Recipe by Intuitive Food Design at https://intuitivefooddesign.com/food_recipe/nut-free-chocolate-banana-bread-paleo-grain-free-gluten-free/
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