Healthy Banana loaf cake

What’s more satisfying than a guilt free- egg free- quick to whip up banana loaf? A common fruit found blackening in every household. What better way to eat an over ripe banana than in a wholesome, almost nourishing, moist and combined with chocolate banana bread?

This is a quick, one bowl recipe- spreading more smiles than ever. The recipe is a free recipe and minor measurement alterations/ ingredients substitutions won’t effect the final product much.

Get creative by adding nutella {but, it won’t be healthy then :(, sorry nutella! }, spices, nuts of your choice or vegan chocolate chips for a vegan version. The batter is thick as opposed to being runny. The final cake will be pretty soft if you follow the recipe.

The bananas should be super ripe. The skin should be black and highly spotted. These bananas have the highest sugar content as a result of oxidation and breakdown of starch and are also easier to mash by hand.

Ingredients

230 gms over ripe bananas

31 gms honey

31 gms olive oil

1 tsp baking powder ( sifted along with the flours)

1 tsp cinnamon powder

90 gms almond meal/whole wheat flour

90 gms whole wheat flour

50 gms dark chocolate chips/ walnuts/ nutella

Method;-

1) Preheat your oven to 170 degree celsius. Grease a loaf pan with butter.

2)Mash bananas, add honey, olive oil and cinnamon powder to it. Combine till it becomes a smooth paste.

3) Sift together the two flours and baking powder. Add the sifted flour mix to the banana mix. Fold gently from the centre out until just combined.

4) Lastly, fold in the chocolate chips/ walnuts/ nutella.

5) Pour into a greased loaf pan. Decorate with two banana slices and some chocolate chips and nuts. Bake it in a preheated oven at 170 degree celsius until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. The baking time could vary anywhere between 20 mins and 35 mins depending upon your oven. Let it cool down completely before removing.