Banana bread

  

This moist banana bread is good on its own, but we like it with chocolate chips. Walnuts, cranberries, or cherries would be delightful as well.

Note: The chocolate I use is made without soy lecithin. It is really difficult to find chocolate made with cocoa butter instead of soy lecithin, however my source for these chips is Soy Free Sales. If you take away the chips, this recipe does not have any cane sugar in it. In place of chocolate, try dried fruit such as cherries, dates or figs for a richly flavored substitute.

Ingredients and preparation

• 1/4 cup of honey

• 3 tablespoons of butter

• 2 eggs

• 2 very ripe bananas

• 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

• 2 1/2 cups of almond flour

• 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional - remove this ingredient if you're not eating chocolate or sugar)

1. Preheat oven to 310 degrees F.
2. Mix all the wet ingredients together in a bowl until well blended.
3. Now add dry ingredients and mix well again.
4. This recipe can fill two medium-sized baking loaf pans, or one small and one big pan.
5. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the middle of the loaf. If you're making muffins, cut the time to 25 minutes.
6. Cool and cut, or store covered. I usually double the recipe and store the extra loaves in the refrigerator.

Comments

[Becky Garza]

Delicious banana bread! I added cinnamon, blueberries, and walnuts and featured your recipe on my website.

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[Erica]

Wow, delicious - great ideas, thanks for sharing. Cool website too!

[J]

Thanks so much! The family loved it and I felt good giving them such a healthy snack - and of course, being wheat free it didn't hurt my tummy! I sprinkled cinnamon (no sugar added) on top and it was great. I also think a handfull of apple chunks or dried fruit would be great!

[Erica]

J, I've been wondering if I could get away with less honey in this recipe - mostly because the bananas provide so much natural sweetness. Thanks for sharing!