Healthy Banana Bread

Name: Healthy Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300g very ripe bananas, weighed without the skin on (roughly 3 medium bananas or 2 large); 3 large pasture-raised eggs; 2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup – adjust to suit your taste buds; 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract; 30g pasture-raised butter, melted (or coconut oil, melted if you prefer); 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 220g ground almonds; 25g ground flaxseed – also known as linseed; 1 tablespoons of whole flaxseed plus extra for decorating the top of your bread

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h 15min

From the Hemsley & Hemsley cookbook "The Art of Eating Well"

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:31:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories272.1 kcal (14%)

Total Fat20.4 g (29%)

Carbs16.8 g (6%)

Sugars7.5 g (8%)

Protein9.4 g (19%)

Sodium78.6 mg (4%)

Fiber5.4 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

300gbananas

very ripe, weighed without the skin on, roughly 3 medium bananas or 2 large

3eggs

large, pasture-raised

2 tablespoonspure maple syrup

adjust to suit your taste buds

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

30gbutter

pasture - raised, melted, or coconut oil, melted if you prefer

1 teaspoonground cinnamon

½ teaspoonbicarbonate of soda

1 tablespoonfresh lemon juice

220gground almonds

25gground flaxseed

also known as linseed

1 tablespoonswhole flaxseed

plus extra for decorating the top of your bread

Instructions

Step 1

Melt the butter in a small saucepan and allow to cool slightly.

Sauce Pan

Step 2

In a mixing bowl mash the bananas to a pulp with a fork. Add the maple syrup, butter, cinnamon, vanilla, eggs, bicarbonate of soda and lemon juice (the lemon juice activates the bicarb). Mix well with a whisk.

Bowl

Fork

Whisk

Step 3

Add the ground almonds, ground flaxseed and a tablespoon of whole flaxseed and mix well. Or, even speedier, you can throw all the ingredients into a blender, food processor or Vitamix – the texture will be smoother.

Step 4

Grease your bread pan with butter and coat liberally with extra almond meal to prevent sticking, or line the tin with unbleached, metal-free parchment paper (we like If You Care. We’re not into non-stick – bit of a problem with toxins from the PTFE coating) and this paper then doubles as a wrap to store our banana bread (if it lasts past the next hour!).

Parchment paper

Step 5

Pour batter into the tin and bake for 60 - 75 minutes at 170C (less if making smaller breads or muffins) – a skewer inserted into the centre should come out dry. If your bread starts to look quite brown after the first 30 minutes then cover the top with foil or more parchment paper until your bread has finished baking.