Healthy chocolate banana bread

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a slice cut from chocolate paleo banana bread

This healthy chocolate banana bread is gooey and moist, full of banana and almond flour and studded with dark chocolate chips. Sweetened only with coconut sugar, it's just on the right side of sweet, and makes a great breakfast or afternoon snack. I love it with tea, coffee, or a thin smear of coconut oil on top.

Course Dessert

Cuisine North American, Paleo

Keyword almond flour, almond milk, applesauce, chocolate, chocolate chips, coconut flour, coconut oil, coconut sugar, flourless, gluten-free, grain-free

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings slices

Calories 291kcal

Author Ksenia Prints

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas mashed
⅓ cup melted coconut oil 70 grams
⅔ cup coconut sugar
3 eggs beaten, or flax eggs
⅓ cup almond milk or applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch sea salt
1 cup coconut flour 95 grams
1 cup almond flour 95 grams, or hazelnut flour
2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate diced, or chocolate chips

For topping (OPTIONAL):

¼ cup unsweetened baking chocolate or chocolate chips (OPTIONAL)
10 dried banana chips (OPTIONAL)
4 tablespoon walnut pieces (OPTIONAL)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl and using a wooden spoon, mix coconut oil into the mashed bananas.
Add in the coconut sugar, eggs or flax eggs, almond milk/ applesauce, vanilla and spices. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.
Add the flours last, mixing just enough to incorporate - take care not to overmix! Stir in the chopped baking chocolate or chocolate chips, and fold to combine.
Transfer mixture into a buttered 4×8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to one hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool on a rack.
For a special appearance, OPTIONAL: Melt remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips in the microwave. Pour it on the bread when it's been removed from the pan. Top with banana chips and walnut pieces.

Notes

I tend to keep my chocolate paleo banana bread in the pan, and don't bother taking it out. However, if you're looking to serve it, you may want to try - just be very, very gentle and accept that it may break.

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