Recipe Banana, Walnut & Chia Bread
Soy-free option
Budget friendly
Freshly Picked
Easy peasy
Kid-friendly
Baking
Entertaining
Snacks
Desserts
Perfect for packed lunches, afternoon tea, or a simple snack that’s half-way between health food and dessert, this delicious banana loaf can last for 4-5 days and is super easy to make!
You will need
Serves 1
- 4 medium-sized super ripe bananas, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/2 cup walnuts, slightly crushed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of sea salt
Recipe: Tobie Puttock
Directions
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
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Step 2
Grease a bread tin with a little bit of olive oil or coconut oil.
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Step 3
Bring together the bananas and the sugar in a mixing bowl and mash them using a fork. Fold through the oil, vanilla essence, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of sea salt.
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Step 4
Sieve in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and fold thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
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Step 5
Fold through the chia seeds and the crushed walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared bread tin.
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Step 6
Cook the bread in the preheated oven for 35–40 minutes or until a small knife pulls clean when inserted into the centre of the bread.
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Step 7
Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool almost completely in the tin before turning out.
Recipe: Tobie Puttock
More soy-free recipes
Banana, Walnut & Chia Bread
Directions
10 mins to prep
40 mins to cook
-
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
-
Step 2
Grease a bread tin with a little bit of olive oil or coconut oil.
-
Step 3
Bring together the bananas and the sugar in a mixing bowl and mash them using a fork. Fold through the oil, vanilla essence, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of sea salt.
-
Step 4
Sieve in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and fold thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
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Step 5
Fold through the chia seeds and the crushed walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared bread tin.
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Step 6
Cook the bread in the preheated oven for 35–40 minutes or until a small knife pulls clean when inserted into the centre of the bread.
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Step 7
Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool almost completely in the tin before turning out.
You will need
Serves 1
- 4 medium-sized super ripe bananas, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/2 cup walnuts, slightly crushed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of sea salt