I am guilty of buying loads of bananas each week and not managing to get through them before they turn to mush. Usually I chop them up and pop them in the freezer to add to my smoothies, however my housie suggested I make banana bread. I went on a hunt for a healthier banana bread recipe and I ended up combining a few recipes so I thought I would share my recipe with you. I used cup measurements just because I find it so much easier and less hassle than weighing everything out.
This makes around ten slices, depending on how generous you are with the slices. This works out at 191 calories per slice!
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 cup of coconut oil (melted)
1/3 cup of maple syrup (I bought mine from here)
1/4 cup of unsweetened almond milk
1 3/4 cups of spelt flour
1 cup mashed bananas (this was about three bananas for me)
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
As many dark chocolate chips as you'd like, I did a generous handful
Method:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C then pop some baking parchment into a loaf tin to stop your bread from sticking.
2. In one bowl mix together the flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda.
3. In a separate bigger bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, maple syrup, milk and vanilla. Once combined add in the mashed banana, flour mixture and chocolate chips.
4. Pour the mixture into your lined tin and sprinkle the top with cinnamon (I love cinnamon if you can't tell). Bake for 45 mins, check after 30 and use to a skewer to see if it has baked. Pop it into the bread and if it comes out clear then the bread is finished baking.
5. Once baked fully, take out of the tin and leave to cool. I drizzled mine with a little choc shot and it was good to go.
6. Enjoy.
My healthier baking has never been successful before but this was absolutely delicious and so moist (pained me typing that as I HATE that word, but I couldn't think of an alternative).
