Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 3 medium ripe bananas
• 2 tablespoons flax meal 
• 3/4 cup warm almond milk
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter or almond butter
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/3 cup real maple syrup 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 
• 1 cup all purpose flour 
• 1 cup whole wheat flour 
• 1 TB baking powder
• Pinch salt 

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.
• Mash the bananas and set aside. 
• Mix the flax meal with the warm almond milk and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, peanut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Then add in the flax meal mixture and bananas.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet using a spatula and mix until just combined. Do not over-mix.
• Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until a knife or bamboo skewer comes out clean.

Adapted from this Better Banana Bread recipe.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• dash of salt
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1 TB apple cider vinegar
• 2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 large)
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 2 TB maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
• In a bowl, whisk together almond milk and vinegar.  Let sit for 2 minutes.
• In another bowl, mix flour, sugars, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.
• Add mashed bananas, oil, syrup and vanilla to milk mixture, whisking until well combined.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until combined.  Do not over mix.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.