Chocolate & nut banana bread

desserts Baking sweet
Total: 2 hr 20 min. | Active: 20 min.
vegan, lactose-free

Banana bread or banana cake, however you like to call it, always tastes great. Whether you add nuts, chocolate or both, banana bread is simply delicious. For this particular banana bread recipe, I've decided on a combination of nuts and chocolate. I have sweetened my banana bread with dates instead of sugar or syrup, so it's not only a moreish dessert but also a sweet energy boost for between meals.

Fanny Frey - fannythefoodie

Ingredients

for 10 pieces

Runny ingredients
130 g dates, pitted
2 dl oat drink
1 tsp apple vinegar
4  bananas, very ripe, mashed (peeled approx. 450 g)
50 g white almond cream
Dry ingredients
200 g spelt flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
30 g cocoa powder
½ tsp bourbon vanilla powder
40 g dark chocolate, chopped
40 g almonds, chopped
To decorate and bake
1  banana, halved lengthwise
2 tbsp almonds, coarsely chopped

How it's done

Runny ingredients

Soften the dates in water for approx. 30 mins. Drain the dates well, puree in a blender along with the oat milk and vinegar.

Dry ingredients

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir in the runny ingredients. Mix in the chocolate and almonds. Transfer the cake mixture to the prepared tin.

To decorate and bake

Place the banana halves on top of the cake mixture, sprinkle with the almonds.

Bake for approx. 90 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 180°C.

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