Banana and Coconut Bread

Simply because it's lockdown and because I feel that you can never have enough banana bread recipes.. Let's face it, banana bread is always a winner. Do I need to say more? Didn't think so ;)

Let's get baking!

Ingredients

This recipe is for one loaf.

• 3 ripe bananas

• 3 medium eggs

• 50g coconut oil, melted

• 45g maple syrup

• 270g ground almonds

• 50g desiccated coconut

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 2 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ¼ tsp salt

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180º C and line a loaf tin with parchment paper.

• Peel the bananas and mash them in a large bowl with a fork.

• Whisk in the eggs, the (liquid) coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract.

• Then add the remaining ingredients and fold through with a spatula until all ingredients are combined.

• Pour the batter into the tin and put in the oven to bake for 40-45 minutes.

• Test with a skewer/ toothpick to see if your cake is done. If it comes out dry and clean your cake is ready.

• Leave to cool down for at least 10 minutes.

Enjoy!