Paleo Chocolate Banana Bread

Name: Paleo Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 tsp baking powder; 60 g coconut oil; 120 g dark chocolate; 2 eggs; 200 g ground almonds; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 80 g maple syrup; 1 ripe banana; 3 small ripe bananas; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract

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Moist, naturally sweetened paleo banana bread made with almond flour, ripe bananas, maple syrup, coconut oil, and dark chocolate chunks.

👥 12 servings ⏱️ Prep Time: 10 minutes 🔥 Cook Time: 50 minutes 📖 www.aline-made.com

🥘 Ingredients

Wet Ingredients & Bananas

coconut oil
60 g
eggs
2
maple syrup
80 g
ripe bananas
3 small
vanilla extract
1 tsp

Dry Ingredients & Chocolate

baking powder
2 tsp
dark chocolate
120 g
ground almonds
200 g
ground cinnamon
1 tsp
salt
1/4 tsp

Baking

ripe banana
1

🍳 Cookware

loaf tin
large mixing bowl
fork
whisk
wire cooling rack

Preparation & Tin

1

Preheat your oven to 180°C / 350°F (fan / convection). Line a 20cm loaf tin with baking parchment.

Wet Ingredients & Bananas

1

In a large mixing bowl , mash ripe bananas with a fork until smooth.

ripe bananas: 3 small
2

Add eggs , melted coconut oil , maple syrup , and vanilla extract . Whisk thoroughly with a whisk until well combined and smooth.

eggs: 2, coconut oil: 60 g, maple syrup: 80 g, vanilla extract: 1 tsp

Dry Ingredients & Chocolate

1

Stir in ground almonds , baking powder , ground cinnamon , and salt until a uniform batter forms.

ground almonds: 200 g, baking powder: 2 tsp, ground cinnamon: 1 tsp, salt: 1/4 tsp
2

Roughly chop dark chocolate into chunks (or use chocolate chips). Gently fold the chocolate into the batter, reserving a small handful for sprinkling on top.

dark chocolate: 120 g
3

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the surface.

Baking

1

Peel the remaining ripe banana , slice it in half lengthwise, and place both halves cut-side up gently on top of the batter. Scatter the reserved dark chocolate chunks across the top.

ripe banana: 1
2

Bake in the preheated oven for ⏱️ 50-60 minutes until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean (a few moist crumbs are fine; do not overbake).

Cooling

1

Remove from the oven and let rest in the tin on a wire cooling rack for ⏱️ 10 minutes .
2

Carefully lift the loaf out of the tin using the parchment paper and allow to cool completely on the wire rack before slicing into 12 slices.