Banana and chocolate loaf recipe
What are the health benefits?
You’ll notice that this cake has no added sugar. That’s because the bananas, honey and coconut oil add a natural sweetness. Although bananas have a high natural sugar content, they also offer plenty of potassium, dietary fibre and protein. Coconut oil, meanwhile, appears to be all the rage at the moment. High in natural saturated fats (those “good fats” again!), coconut oil can increase levels of healthy cholesterol in your body.
Ingredients
- 175 g self-raising wholemeal flour
- 40 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp honey
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 3 over ripe bananas
- 1 splash of milk
Details
- Cuisine: British
- Recipe Type: Dessert
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 40 mins
- Serves: 10
Step-by-step
- Preheat the oven to 170°C/Gas mark 3 and grease your loaf tin with a little coconut oil.
- Combine the flour and cocoa powder in a mixing bowl and whisk together.
- Melt the coconut oil and leave to one side.
- Whisk the eggs together, then add the honey, melted coconut oil and mashed bananas, and whisk until everything is well combined. This is where you can add a splash of milk if your batter is looking dry.
- Place the banana mixture into the flour mixture and fold everything together until they combine. Do not over mix.
- Place the chocolate and banana bread mixture into your loaf tin and cook for approximately 40 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
- Once cooked, remove from the tin and allow to cool before slicing and serving.
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