Delicious Homemade Banana Bread with Walnuts and Spices

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas (1 split in half for the top)
  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 3 eggs or 2 tbsp flaxseeds with 2 tbsp chia seeds pre-soaked in 1/4 cup water
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda or 1 tsp baking soda if not using eggs
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup or 1/4 cup coconut sugar or honey
  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 180C

  2. Grease a loaf tin with coconut oil

  3. In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients: almond flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, and baking soda

  4. In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients: mashed bananas, eggs (or flaxseed-chia soak), vanilla extract, and maple syrup (or alternative)

  5. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients

  6. Crush the walnuts on a chopping board with a hammer or pestle

  7. Fold walnuts into the batter, leaving a few to sprinkle on top

  8. Transfer batter to the loaf tin and top with the two banana slices and reserved walnuts

  9. Bake the banana bread for 45-50 minutes or until a knife comes out clean

  10. Remove from oven and let cool before removing from tin

  11. Slice when cooled down and serve with vanilla ice cream or on its own

  12. Perfect for lunch boxes or with tea or coffee; kids love it; stores in fridge for over a week

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