Banana Bread

How healthy is banana bread? with a base of bananas, you may think it’s healthy and in some cases that is true. While some banana breads are packed with calories, added sugar and saturated fat, others are healthier because of the ingredients.

Pureed banana is a perfect egg replacer and it’s a natural sweetener with fibre, vitamins and minerals. Refined white wheat flour will spike your blood sugar level and leave you hungry for more so the ancient grain, wheat spelt flour is a health-giving option that contains fibre and B vitamins. For a gluten-free option, use nutritious almond flour. Extras like chocolate chips aren’t ideal, but a handful of walnuts for brain-boosting fats, or raspberries or blueberries for extra natural sweetness, are healthier options.

Health benefits:

·     Bananas contain a fair amount of fibre and aid with digestion.

BANANA BREAD

PB, V, SF, DF, GF

3 cups wheat flour or GF flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

pinch of sea salt

½ cup plant milk

½ cup walnuts or raspberries

4 bananas, mashed to a puree

1 banana, sliced in half

Preheat the oven to 180’C/350’F. Line a loaf tin with baking paper. Sift the dry ingredient into a bowl. Add the wet ingredients, except the extra banana, and mix until combined. Pour the batter into the lined loaf tin and place banana halves on top of the batter, press the banana halves partialy into mixture and smear a little olive oil on top of each banana slice. Bake for 50-60 minutes.

Serve alone or with dollops of coconut yogurt.