Best banana bread

Name: Best banana bread
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 overripe bananas, mashed, plus extra, sliced lengthways, to top; 125g (4 1/2 oz/ 1/2 cup) peanut butter; 125ml (4 fl oz/ 1/2 cup) coconut oil; 125ml (4 fl oz/ 1/2 cup) coconut, rice or maple syrup; 80g (2 3/4 oz/ 1/2 cup) chopped dates, soaked in warm water for 10 minutes then drained; 2 eggs or egg substitute; 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 280g (10 oz/2 3/4 cups) almond meal; 40g (1 1/2 oz/ 1/4 cup) coconut sugar; 30g (1 oz/ 1/2 cup) shredded coconut; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

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We love that everyone calls it ‘banana bread’ to pretend that we’re not just eating cake for breakfast, but this recipe is so full of good things that you don’t even need to feel guilty about it. This is an edited extract from Peanut Butter by Tim Lannan and James Annabel, published by Hardie Grant Books, $22.99, and is available where all good books are sold. Photography by Kate Berry.

Updated at: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:11:32 GMT