Since I had some overly ripe bananas sitting around, as well as walnuts from my family’s farm, making banana nut bread seemed like the perfect thing to do this morning with the help of my little “baking assistant!” – my son, Keenan. Lately, Keenan has been getting better and better with mixing, whisking and adding spices. For a while there, everything in the bowl would fly out onto the counter and floor when he would mix, but now, he can do it while keeping all of the ingredients inside! His favorite thing is smelling the spices first and then gently tapping the container to add them to whatever we are making. I’m excited to share this tasty banana nut bread recipe with you. This is the first time that I’ve attempted a Paleo quick bread and I’m so pleased with how it turned out; perfectly moist and wonderfully rich in flavor! Keenan also LOVES it! After looking through various quick bread recipes in a couple of cookbooks that I had for ideas, I came up with this. I hope you like it!
Kid-Friendly Paleo Nutty Banana Bread
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Yield: 1 9×5 loaf
Serving Size: 1 slice
Ingredients:
2 cups almond flour
1/2 cup coconut oil (melted) + 1 1/2 tsp for greasing your loaf pan
1/2 cup xylitol
1 tbsp raw honey
3 eggs
3 ripe bananas (mashed)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a 9×5 loaf pan with 1-1 1/2 tsp of coconut oil.
- Beat eggs in a small bowl and add vanilla, honey and coconut oil.
- Blend all dry ingredients (except for walnuts) together in a medium size bowl.
- Lastly, stir in walnuts and banana.
- Pour batter into loaf pan and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes with foil on top. After 30 minutes, remove foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until browned and the center comes out clean when poked with a toothpick.
- Let cool and slice. Eat plain or serve with some almond butter spread on top!
Notes Your bread will stay fresh in the fridge for several days. When you want a piece, just slice it and reheat in the toaster, or eat cold.
When your bananas are overly ripe, what do you like to do with them? I usually peel mine and put them in a zip lock bag to save in the freezer for smoothies, but today, I was craving bread!
Do your little ones like to help you in the kitchen? If so, what is their favorite thing to do?
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