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Chocolate Banana bread (V, GF, DF)

Kayla Castle • Jul 14, 2021

Another banana bread recipe coming your way! This delicious chocolatey banana bread is refined flour, refined sugar, dairy-free and gluten-free. For an extra chocolate punch, I added some chocolate chips but you can omit if you like. The special ingredient that takes this bread up a notch is dairy-free yogurt, adds flavor and doesn’t dry the bread out.

Recipe

Ingredients: 
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup oat flour (can sub for spelt flour but not GF)
• ¼ cup fine almond flour
• 5.3 oz dairy-free yogurt 
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/3 cup coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup chocolate chips

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a bread pan with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl combine the spelt flour, almond flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 
3. Make a well and in the center add the melted coconut oil, yogurt and apple cider vinegar. Mix well till incorporated. Lastly, stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Pour batter into bread pan and shake gently to ensure batter is leveled. Bake for 44-46 minutes till passes toothpick test. Let cool in pan.  

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