Honestly, when isn’t it time for banana bread?!
Slowly, but surely, I’m making my way into the realm of baking.
It is definitely not a strong suit of mine, but part of the journey is expanding and learning new things.
Since I’ve started cooking, baking has easily been my weakest area.
Honestly, it probably will be for quite some time.
But that is not an excuse to give up and not learn.
So we’ll start with this banana bread!
Enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Cook and Prep Time: 45 minutes
Serves: 8 slices
You Need
- 5 Ripe Bananas, roughly chopped
- 1 cup Oat Flour
- 1 cup Almond Milk (or other plant-based milk)
- ½ cup Bittersweet Cacao nibs
- 1 tbsp. Baking Soda
- ½ cup Rolled Oats
- 3 tbsp. Chia Seeds
- 1 tbsp. Coconut Nectar or Coconut Sugar or Maple Syrup (optional, depending on sweetness of the bananas)
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat an oven to 375° F. Line 1 baking tray.
- Combine the dry ingredients (salt, oat flour, cacao nibs, cinnamon, baking soda, oats, and chia seeds) in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl, mash the bananas. Then, add almond milk and sweetener of choice. Stir to combine ingredients.
- Slowly pour the bowl of wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients. Whisk to combine thoroughly, until all ingredients have combined. This may take 3-5 minutes.
- Fill your baking tray with your mixture. Then, place the tray in the oven for 30-35 minutes, or until fully cooked.
- Remove from the oven and allow your bread to rest. You may need to refrigerate it to allow its shape to hold. Enjoy!