Walnut Banana Bread

Banana is getting all the fame in our house lately, and we ain’t complaining about it! Meet the star ingredient in all my smoothies and most of my baked goods.

I had some over ripe bananas I couldn’t fit in the freezer for my smoothies, so I thought why not make some banana bread. They are super easy and quick to make, and taste delicious. You can never have too many bananas or too much banana bread am I right 😉
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Ingredients:⠀
1 cup all purpose flour⠀
1 cup sprouted spelt flour⠀
1/4 cup coconut sugar⠀
1 tsp baking soda⠀
1 tsp ground cinnamon⠀
1/4 tsp kosher salt⠀
1 1/2 cup mashed banana, about 3 large ripe bananas⠀
2 tbsp avocado oil⠀
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted⠀
1/4 cup vanilla yogurt⠀
2 large eggs, beaten⠀
1 tsp pure vanilla extract⠀
1 cup of walnuts, chopped (optional)
1 banana, cut vertically down the middle for top of batter⠀
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How to make: ⠀

1. Preheat oven to 350°F, and line a 9x5in loaf pan with parchment paper.⠀
2. In a medium bowl, add flour, coconut sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt. Mix well.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, add mashed bananas, avocado oil, melted unsalted butter, yogurt, eggs, and vanilla extract.⠀
4. Add dry ingredients to the bowl of wet mixture. Mix until dry ingredients are almost incorporated. DO NOT OVERMIX*⠀
5. Fold in chopped walnuts. ⠀
6. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan with parchment paper. Place vertically sliced banana on top. ⠀
7. Bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes.
8. Allow banana bread to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack and continue to let it cool. Once cooled, slice and enjoy!

Note: Reheat in oven the next day and spread with butter or nut butter.