With everything going on I wanted to make something that warms my heart and belly. This is definitely a favorite comfort snack in our household. Spread a spoonful of nut butter and dig in.
Using an all purpose gluten free flour and not because I’m gluten free. I chose this particular flour because the ingredients are clean including garbanzo flour, potato starch, fava bean flour to name a few which makes it a good source of fiber and tons of nutrients. I tend to stay away from using refined white flour due to being highly processed and stripped away of its nutrients value.
Now to be clear this is not a gluten free recipe, I also added organic wheat bran which contains gluten but also contains a good amount of fiber and nutrients.
The ingredients are flexible, feel free to use any flour you desire. Another swap can be a nut butter instead of butter.
Coconut sugar was used to make this refined sugar free but remember coconut sugar is still a sugar so if you need to watch your blood sugar level I would suggest using monk fruit.
Total recipe contains a good amount of protein, healthy fats and carbs/fiber. All three food groups so this is what I like to call balance. #keepitsimple
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Gooey Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Author: Melissa
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Description
This recipe is a crowd pleaser with its gooey chocolate chips and sweetened with banana and coconut sugar.
Ingredients
- 1 cup gluten free all purpose flour (Bob’s Red Mill)
- 1/3 cup organic wheat bran (Shiloh Farms)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar (Madhava)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup mashed banana (2–3 medium)
- 1/2 cup Kerry Gold salted butter
- 1 cup Lily’s dark chocolate chips (3/4 cup for batter, 1/4 cup for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees
- Grease a 5”x9” loaf pan (I used avocado spray)
- In large bowl add flour, wheat bran, baking powder and mix.
- In separate bowl whisk eggs, coconut sugar and vanilla together. Stir in mashed banana and melted butter until well blended.
- Stir in banana mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined.
- Fold in 3/4 cup of chocolate chips. Pour batter into greased loaf pan, sprinkle the remaining chips on top.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick is inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool for 15 minutes.
- Smear a spoonful of nut butter and dig in.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Store bread in an air tight container or wrap in plastic wrap.
You can also store in the fridge to last even longer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Snack
For transparency, I listed the brands that were used in this recipe. #notsponsored
