The Healthiest Banana Bread on the Planet

I’ve been getting tons of requests for this recipe and rightfully so. I think it has replaced Chocolate Chip Cookies as my favorite baked good. This healthy banana bread is an adaptation of a recipe sent to me by Food Matters NYC. It is flourless, gluten-free, sugar-free, paleo, ketogenic and just about every other guilt-free term. You can also do a lot with the base recipe. Sometimes, I add chocolate chips and peanut butter. Other days, I go with cinnamon & walnut. I encourage you to experiment and share your new favorite creations with me so I can copy them!These days, I eat it for breakfast every day at work. It’s underrated how much a good piece of banana bread and coffee can change the course of your day. 5 minutes of peace and comfort.

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas – the mushier, the better. Given the bread has no sugar in it, you want these to basically mash on their own and they give the bread a sweeter flavor. I’ve made it with bananas that aren’t ready and it isn’t nearly as moist or flavorful

• 5 large eggs – it sounds like a lot but coconut flour is super absorbent

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ¼ - ½ cup of maple syrup

• ¾ cup grapeseed oil – I order this for $5 on Amazon

• 1 cup of coconut flour – I use Bob’s Red Mill brand. This isn’t actual flour.

• ¼ cup of cornstarch

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp baking soda

Directions:

1. Head oven to 325 degrees.

2. Place parchment paper in the bottom of a loaf pan and on the front and back side. Then, spray whole loaf pan with cooking spray. The paper should act as a handle you can lift to pull the bread out of the pan when it’s done cooking.

3. Mash up the banana in a medium bowl.

4. Add 5 eggs and beat well.

5. Add Vanilla, Maple Syrup and Grapeseed Oil. Mix to combine.

6. In a smaller bowl, combine coconut flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda. Mix well. It needs to be evenly distributed for the bread to cook evenly.

7. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, about 1/3 at a time. Let the coconut flour absorb some of the moisture, then add more. Don’t overmix… just until combined.

8. At this point, add your fix-ins. Some of my recommendations include:

9. Cinnamon Chips (I just found these for the first time and they are incredible), Chopped Walnuts and extra Cinnamon

10. Dark Chocolate Chips and 2 tablespoons of Peanut Butter

11. Pecans, Nutmeg and Cloves

12. Blueberries & Toasted Coconut – just don’t add too many or it gets mushy

13. Cocoa Powder & Dark Chocolate Chips for a Chocolate Loaf

14. Pour batter into loaf pan. It will be relatively thick and you’ll need to spread with a spoon or rubber spatula. Smooth out the top.

15. Put in oven and bake at 325 degrees. I actually do this in my toaster oven and bake for exactly 50 minutes. It comes out perfect every single time.

Happy Baking! I hope this lights up your mornings as much as it does mine.

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