Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
- 3/4 cup cornstarch or arrowroot flour
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup dairy free chocolate chips, optional
- 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed (about 3 small/medium bananas)
- 1/2 cup Earth Balance (vegan) butter, melted and cooled
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Make it step by step
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the chopped walnuts on a baking sheet and bake 5-8 minutes.
- Melt your butter and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, cornstarch, xanthan gum, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mash the bananas. Measure it out to make sure it's 1 C. Stir in the eggs, butter, and vanilla.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the walnuts. You could also fold in 1/2 C of dairy free chocolate chips if desired.
- Spray a 9 x 5 inch bread pan with cooking spray and dust with cornstarch.
- Pour in the batter and bake 55-65 minutes. After 30 minutes (or whenever the t op b rowns) cover with tin foil to prevent the t op f rom burning. The b read i s done b aking w hen a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool completely on a cooling rack then cut slices with a serrated knife.
- Chocolate Banana Bread: Reduce the walnuts to 1/2 C. Increase the sugar to 1 C. Add 1/4 C cocoa powder. Omit the cinnamon.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Cooking Gluten Free, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
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