Healthy Eating
Almond Flour Banana Bread
Description
This healthy Almond Flour Banana Bread is melt-in-your-mouth moist, naturally sweetened, dietary-friendly, and bursting with banana flavor. Made in just one bowl, it’s easy to whip up anytime a craving strikes.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mashed ripe banana about 4 medium or 3 extra large
- 3 eggs large
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup or honey
- 3 tablespoons canola oil or melted and cooled coconut oil or melted unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground nutmeg optional
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 ½ cups blanched almond flour not almond meal
- ⅓ cup ground flaxseed meal or an additional 1/3 cup almond flour—do not use whole flaxseeds
- FOR THE CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE (optional):
- ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate of choice
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil
Directions
- Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper so that two opposite sides of the paper overhang like handles. Coat the pan and paper with nonstick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas until very smooth (a hand mixer is a nice shortcut). Double-check that you have 1 1/2 cups and if not, adjust accordingly. Whisk in the eggs, maple syrup, oil, and vanilla until smoothly combined.
- Sprinkle the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt over the top. Whisk to combine. Sprinkle the almond flour and flaxseed over the top. With a rubber spatula, fold the batter, just until the almond flour and flax disappear.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 20 minutes, then loosely tent the pan with foil. Continue baking, about 20 to 25 minutes more, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean and the loaf is very dark golden at the edges and top. Place the pan on a wire rack and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then with the parchment paper "handles" gently lift the loaf onto the rack to finish cooling completely before slicing.
- For the chocolate drizzle: In a small microwave-safe bowl, place the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Continue to microwave in 15-second bursts, until the chips are almost but not completely melted. Remove from the microwave and stir, letting the residual heat melt the chocolate the rest of the way. Drizzle over the cooled loaf and let the chocolate set a few minutes. Slice and enjoy!
