A crowd favourite all year round! The humble Banana Bread is an easy recipe to whip up. I love to make it gluten free and refine sugar free, or add nuts or dark chocolate.
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 1/2 medium or 2 large bananas)
- 1/4 cup milk of choice or water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more to sprinkle on top
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour or a combination like ¾ cup gluten free flour + ½ cup buckwheat flour +1/2 cup rice flour. Create your own mix!
- Optional: 1/2 cup mix-ins like chopped walnuts or pecans, chocolate chips, raisins, chopped dried fruit. We love chocolate chips!
- 1 banana sliced in half to put on top of mixture before baking.
Method:
- Preheat oven to 165 degrees and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, beat the oil and honey together with a whisk. Add the eggs and beat well, then whisk in the mashed bananas and milk.
- Add the baking soda, vanilla, salt and cinnamon, and whisk to blend. Lastly, switch to a big spoon and stir in the flour, just until combined. Some lumps are ok! If you’re adding any additional mix-ins, gently fold them in now.
- Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and place the halved banana on top. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
- Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, depending on your oven. Test with a toothpick inserted into the centre. Will come out clean when cooked. Let the bread cool in the loaf pan for at least 10 minutes.
Delicious warm with butter!
Store in fridge if not eaten in 2 days.
