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healthy banana bread

healthy chocolate marbled banana bread

Lexi Finke
This healthy chocolate marbled banana bread is a delicious paleo and gluten-free option. You can eat this for dessert, a snack, or even breakfast! It's moist, tender, and has hints of rich chocolate.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 slices

Equipment

  • 8.5 x 4.5 bread pan

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients:

  • 2 cups almond flour ~192 grams
  • 2 tablespoons coconut flour ~16 grams
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup raw cacao powder

Wet Ingredients:

  • 4 ripe banana or 3 overripe
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup almond butter liquid or melted
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
  • Start by mixing together your dry ingredients (excluding cacao powder) in a medium-sized bowl. The cacao powder will be added at the end.
  • In a separate large bowl, mash the bananas. Once mashed, add in the eggs, maple syrup, almond butter, and vanilla extract and gently beat the mixture until fully mixed.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well incorporated.
  • Now, using the empty dry ingredient bowl, add about half (or just below half) of the batter to the bowl and add the cacao powder. It will seem hard to mix but keep mixing until there's no more powder and you have a chocolate batter. Now you will have one bowl with chocolate batter and one bowl with the regular batter.
  • Spray your baking dish with non-stick spray and add a piece of parchment paper if you'd like. With one spoonful at a time, add in a scoop of the regular batter followed by a scoop of the chocolate batter until the dish is full.
  • Using a skinny knife, gently swirl the batter to create a marble pattern. It doesn't have to be perfect, so just have fun with it :)
  • Bake for about 55 minutes or until the toothpick/knife comes out clean in the center. The center may take longer to bake that the rest so if it starts to get too browned, add a sheet of foil on top.

Notes

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator to maintain peak freshness. 
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