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Chocolate Peppermint Loaf

Kayla Castle • Dec 01, 2021

The official countdown to Christmas in on! Christmas in my favorite time of year especially holiday baking! Taste like a peppermint brownie, so delicious. This quick loaf is gluten-free and gives all the #festivefeels. 

Recipe


Ingredients: 

  1 cup Spelt flour

½ cup coconut sugar

  ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  1 ripe banana, mashed

  1/3 cup yogurt, (I used DF- vanilla flavored)

  2 large eggs

½ teaspoon peppermint extract

   1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

  ¾ teaspoon baking soda

  ¼ teaspoon salt

  1/3 cup dark chocolate chips 

 Topping: 8 Andes Peppermint Crunch candies chopped (can sub for crushed candy canes)


Method:

1.)   Preheat oven to 350F and line a bread pan with parchment paper.

2.)   In a large bowl combine the mashed banana, yogurt, and eggs. Next mix in the coconut sugar and spelt flour. Slowly mix in the unsweetened coca, stirring till completely mixed in. Add in remaining ingredients with the dark chocolate chips mixed in last. 

3.)   Pour batter into prepared bread pan. Sprinkle topping over bread. Bake for 40-50 minutes, checking with a toothpick after 40-minutes. Mine took 43-minutes till done. 




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