Nutella Banana Bread! omg….

Ingredients

• 1 flax egg (1 Tbsp flax seed meal + 2.5 Tbsp water)
• 3 medium ripe bananas (~1.5 cups / 425 g)
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 3 Tbsp (45 g) grape seed or melted coconut oil
• 1/4 cup (45 g) coconut sugar (or sub cane sugar)
• 1/4 cup (55 g) packed brown sugar
• 2-3 Tbsp maple syrup (depending on sweetness of banana)
• 3.5 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 3/4 cup (180 ml) unsweetened almond or other milk
• 1 1/4 cup (140 g) almond meal
• 1 1/4 cup (165 g) gluten free flour blend (if not gluten free, sub unbleached all purpose) flour
• 1 1/4 cup (100 g) gluten free oats
• 1/4 cup ( 64 g) Vegan Nutella or sub peanut or almond butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 and line a loaf pan with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
2. Prepare flax egg in a large mixing bowl and let rest for 5 minutes.
3. Add banana and mash well with a fork, leaving only a few chunky pieces. You want it pretty smooth.
4. Add remaining ingredients through almond milk and whisk vigorously to combine. Last add almond meal, gluten free flour blend and oats and stir well to combine.
5. Pour into the pan and smooth with a spoon, then drizzle on Nutella. Take a knife or skewer and swirl to loosely disperse.
6. Bake for 1 hour 5 minutes – 1 hour 15 minutes. When done, it should feel firm and be crackly and golden brown on top.
7. Let rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool. Let cool completely before cutting or it will be too tender to hold form. It’s best the next day!
8. Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to a few days. Slice and freeze for longer term storage.

Notes

*Adapted from my 1 Bowl Gluten Free Banana Bread, originally adapted from Take a Megabite.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 of 10 slices.
*For the gluten free flour blend, either use my DIY blend listed above, or the Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Blend.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 of 10 slices Calories: 331 Fat: 14.4g Saturated fat: 3.2g Carbohydrates: 47g Sugar: 21gSodium: 325mg Fiber: 6g Protein: 6.5g