Nut Free Chocolate Banana Bread (Paleo, Grain free & Gluten free)
 
 
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 F)
  2. Grease and line a loaf tin with the baking paper overhanging on the sides to lift the loaf out easily
  3. 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)
  4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs gently then add the honey, vanilla extract and bananas. Mix well
  5. Stir in the coconut flour, golden flax meal or almond flour, cacao powder or cacao nibs, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and mix well
  6. Gently combine the melted coconut oil or butter
  7. Pour the batter into the loaf tin
  8. Place the sliced banana cut side up on top
  9. Bake for 50 mins approximately
  10. Allow to cool in tin for 10mins before removing to cool on a rack to cool completely
  11. You can lift the loaf out by the overhanging sides of the baking paper
  12. 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/