Heavenly Banana Bread

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 45-55 min

Yield: 1 loaf (or 2 mini-loaves)

A delicious Paleo Banana Bread that tastes just like the real thing.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda

  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (heap it up!)

  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

  • 3/4 cup of almond flour

  • 1/4 cup of coconut flour

  • 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil

  • 2 large eggs

  • 2 very ripe medium to large bananas, mashed

  • 1/4 cup of maple syrup

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • (Optional) Pecans or walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare 9 x 5 loaf pan (or one mini-loaf pan with 2 openings) by either oiling the dish or lining with parchment paper. (I'm a big fan of the parchment paper for easy removal from pan and easy clean up.)

  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and flours. Add in nuts, if including.

  3. In a separate small bowl, mix together coconut oil, eggs, bananas, maple syrup and vanilla until very well combined.

  4. Add wet ingredients to the dry and gently mix together until combined. Do not overmix.

  5. Pour batter in prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until set in the center and a toothpick comes out clean.  It's usually 40 minutes in mini-loaf stoneware pan.

  6. Let cool in pan for about 15-20 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

This recipe converts well to muffins. Divide batter into muffin tins and reduce baking time to 18-22 minutes.

Kate Dotson