Banana bread… who doesn’t love the good old banana bread? These squares go perfectly for a quick on-the-go breakfast, or just like I did, for a mid-morning coffee break drizzled with cashew butter! They are sweet and packed with nuts, hence they give you a hell lot of energy. Furthermore they are super easy to make and absolutely kids-friendly! And of course they’re dairy and also gluten free.
A very versatile recipe
I tried heaps of bananbread recipes and the truth is, with over-ripe bananas you actually cannot do anything wrong, ever! I was never disappointed. So usually as soon as I have too many “black” bananas, I just take a nice big bowl, mash them up and then throw in whatever I have available.
This means you can adjust and tweak this recipe as per your very own gusto. Don’t like hazelnuts? No worries, just swap the hazelnuts with cashews, or maybe almonds. Are you more of a fruit person? In this case you can just add some frozen blueberries or raspberries, or any other fruit you’re fancy. Depending on what ingredients you add the dough will be a bit more dry or wet. But that’s certainly no problem, as you can just correct the dough with some extra plantbased milk, if it’s too dry. Should it be too runny, just add some more flour, or some extra ground nuts until you get this smooth consistency of a banana bread dough.
This recipe is very versatile and the squares go best with some nut butter drizzle, in my case it was cashew butter. Should you feel like having a bit of a more indulging snack, go check out my chocolate marble cake with coconut, yumm!
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 20 minutes |
Servings |
baking tray
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- 150 gr hazelnuts ground (you can use the nuts of your choice, can be almonds as well, for ex.)
- 150 gr buckwheat flour
- 4 tbsp chiaseeds
- 4 tbsp crushed flaxseeds
- 3 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp cacao powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 700 gr bananas over-ripe, mashed (7-8 bananas)
- 2 tbsp peanut butter or any other nut butter
- 8 tbsp coconut oil
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp almond milk or coconut milk
- 1 lemon juice
Ingredients
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- Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
- First mix all dry ingredients in a big bowl.
- Add all the wet ingredients, mix well.
- Pour into a baking tray and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. Pinch with a knife, if it comes out clean, the banana bread is ready.
Can be frozen without any problem.
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An idea; add a link to the recipe for the nutspread so that the user gets the ”whole” meal/suggestion
Thank you! Unfortunately I haven’t figured out my own nutspread recipe yet, but there’s tons out there on Mrs. Google 🙂 I am working on adding links to ingredients or special equipment to the recipes shortly. And regarding the nut butter, there is always the possibility to use a store-bought one, preferably organic. I love Almond, Hazelnut, Cashew or classic Peanut Butter.