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Banana bread was one of the very first things I learned how to bake. So that should tell you how easy it is to make this banana bread!
This recipe has been adapted over the years as I got healthier and healthier. I used to use a full cup of white sugar!
When I started making this almond flour I did not notice a taste difference, in fact, I think it actually got better!
For this recipe I used almonds, but you can use anything you have on hand and it will taste great cashews, pecans, walnuts, whatever. I always make this when I end up with some overripe bananas that need to be used up, so it’s one of those recipes were you can just use whatever you have on hand and it will work.
I made muffins this time so it was in small portions for Penelope and also myself, but usually I make it in a loaf form. I usually will put half in the freezer, so I don’t eat it all at once!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of melted butter
- 1/2 cup of rapadura sugar
- 3 or 4 ripe bananas
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 cup chopped almonds (soaked and dehydrated first)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
Now a fancy chef would tell you to cream the butter, sugar and eggs together, then add the bananas, cinnamon and cloves, then sift the flour, baking soda and powder in a separate bowl, with the nuts, and then slowly blend them together.
Have I ever done that? HECK NO.
I dump everything into the bowl, at the same time, don’t sift the flour either, just dump it and mix it together. Pour into a bread pan or a cupcake pan and bake at 325 for about a half hour or until you can stick a knife in it and it comes out clean.
And it tastes amazing!! Hope you like it too!
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You forgot to say how many eggs?
Bake at Wat temp for how long?
Lol :). I’m sure I can manage but I’m rather
anal lol 🙂 thank u!
doh! Sorry about that! That’s what happen when you blog while on vacation. It’s two eggs and I bake it at 325 for about a half hour. 😉
I have a similar recipe but add in chocolate chips. 🙂
Chocolate chips make everything better, I bet it is delish!
Looking for ways to use up a bag of coconut flour. Would that work instead of the almond flour in this recipe?? 🙂
It would but coconut flour soaks up more liquid so it might turn out a bit drier, but it would work fine. I interchange coconut flour and almond flour all the time. I never care about consistency of the flours, only about taste. 🙂
Hi Stephanie, I’m new to your blog and learning a lot. Why do you soak and dehydrate the almonds if you just end up baking them? And why bother soaking pasteurized almonds (which all store bought almonds are) in the first place?
Hi Paula! Glad to have you here! Because it reduces the phytic acid in them and makes them much easier to digest. I dehydrate them to make them crunchy again in a slow way that does not hurt the nutrition in them. I roast them for a few minutes just to give them a nice flavor. I don’t buy my almonds from the store, I get them from a source that sells them truly raw.
How much sugar in this recipe? 1/2 a cup? I might try honey instead, maybe?
thanks!
1/2 cup, yes! Sorry!
Stephanie: What’s your thought on coconut sugar?
I like coconut sugar, the taste is pretty similar and texture is similar to white sugar if you have a recipe that just does not work with honey or maple syrup. I don’t use it a whole lot though, honey is my go to sweetner.