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Marbled Cacao Banana Bread Recipe
This nourishing marbled banana bread is not only delicious—it's also gluten-free, low in sugar, and filled with ingredients you can feel good about!
INGREDIENTS2 cups gluten-free flour 2 scoops Navitas Organics Cacao & Greens Essential Blend ½ cup coconut sugar ¼ cup coconut oil, melted 1 tsp. baking soda ¼ tsp. sea salt 2 organic eggs 3 Tbsp. plant-based milk of choice 2 tsp. vanilla extract 3 bananas, mashed + ½ banana for topping Optional: Honey, for topping 3 Tbsp. maple syrup 2 Tbsp. Navitas Organics Cacao Powder ½ tsp. ground cinnamon 1 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted |
DIRECTIONSPreheat oven to 350°F. Grease a bread loaf pan generously with coconut oil or line with parchment paper. In a large bowl, take three peeled, ripe bananas and mash well. In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, Cacao & Greens Essential Blend, baking soda and sea salt. Next, add the eggs, coconut palm sugar, coconut oil, almond milk and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas. Mix well until evenly combined. Once your wet mixture is combined, add the dry mixture slowly, stirring on low until the wet and dry ingredients are well combined. Pour the batter evenly into your loaf pan. Next, in a small bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the cacao marbled swirl. Taking a spoon, swirl the cacao swirl mixture into the banana bread batter. Be careful not to stir it in too much so you can see the swirl. Optional: Slice a banana lengthwise and place on top of the banana bread mixture. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top begins to brown and the bread is evenly cooked through. Optional: top with a drizzle of honey. Makes 1 loaf
Submitted by Megan Faletra | The Well Essentials |
This nourishing marbled banana bread is not only delicious—it's also gluten-free, low in sugar, and filled with ingredients you can feel good about!
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free flour
¼ cup plant-based chocolate protein powder of choice
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. sea salt
- 2 organic eggs
- 3 Tbsp. plant-based milk of choice
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 bananas, mashed + ½ banana for topping
Optional: honey, for topping
- 3 Tbsp. maple syrup
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2 Tbsp. Navitas Organics Cacao Powder
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
Cacao Marbled Swirl:
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a bread loaf pan generously with coconut oil or line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, take three peeled, ripe bananas and mash well.
In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, protein powder, baking soda and sea salt.
- Next, add the eggs, coconut palm sugar, coconut oil, almond milk and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas. Mix well until evenly combined.
- Once your wet mixture is combined, add the dry mixture slowly, stirring on low until the wet and dry ingredients are well combined. Pour the batter evenly into your loaf pan.
- Next, in a small bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the cacao marbled swirl. Taking a spoon, swirl the cacao swirl mixture into the banana bread batter. Be careful not to stir it in too much so you can see the swirl.
- Optional: Slice a banana lengthwise and place on top of the banana bread mixture.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top begins to brown and the bread is evenly cooked through.
- Optional: top with a drizzle of honey.