Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Description
It seems the pandemic has brought about a sudden urge to bake banana bread. Every time I open up my Instagram, it's another (very delicious) looking banana bread. I must admit, I have never actually tasted banana bread - not much of a fan of bananas to be honest and wasn't expecting to like it either...but then my friend Deepica wanted me to give it a go and so I started experimenting and created this recipe. I thought if I was to make banana bread, then it only seems right to make it a double chocolate, super fantastic, vegan, and gluten-free banana bread. LET ME TELL U..IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350F ( 175C ), grease your loaf pans ( 3 small or 1 large one) and prepare your flax egg.
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Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl, then add the baking soda and sugar, give it a good ol' mix.
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In a blender, add in the banana, coconut oil and non-dairy milk, mix until smooth but do not over blend.
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients along with the flax egg and whisk gently till smooth.
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Fold in the chocolate chunks and pour batter into your loaf tins.
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Place in the oven for 30 - 40 minutes (time will vary depending on your oven). Test at 30 minutes with the very technical knife test (aka put a thin knife into the banana bread and if it comes out wet then it's not done. If it comes out dry, ISSA READY)
BUT WAIT PATRICIA, JUST WAIT OK...DONT RUIN IT NOW. If you try to remove your banana bread from the pan when it's hot, I guarantee you, it will fall apart and you will be drizzling it with your tears rather than cream! That was a bit dramatic...but sometimes you gotta be cruel to be kind...in the right measure. OK SO LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10 - 15 MINS then it should pop out easily. -
♡ Say a prayer of gratitude, sprinkle a whole lotta lurve and serve with immense joy! ❤️
Note
Serving suggestions: Serve with some cream, butter or just eat it on its own.
Notes/Substitutions: My mum tried this recipe with these substitutions and turned out incredibly soft and delicious
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Almond flour instead of the cocoa powder
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Desiccated coconut instead of cacao powder
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She didn’t have enough bananas one day and used 2 bananas and ¼ cup apple sauce
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