*This publish is sponsored by Califia Farms*
A decadent chocolate peanut butter banana bread – dense, wealthy and topped with a lush frosting. Dessert heaven proper right here!
Who doesn’t love banana bread? I’ve by no means come throughout somebody who doesn’t prefer to bask in a moist, dense slice of banana bread. Nevertheless, that is no extraordinary banana bread. For one, it’s a chocolate banana bread, AND it’s topped with a decadent peanut butter frosting. It’s unattainable to say no to a slice along with your afternoon cuppa.
Banana bread had a severe second throughout lockdown. Everybody appeared to be making it other than me, which is unusual seeing as banana bread is my favorite form of cake. On reflection, I do know precisely why I didn’t make any. I used to be isolating with my accomplice throughout lockdown, and no socialising meant I had nobody to share my desserts and treats with. That made it troublesome for me to make massive bakes that I couldn’t share with anybody. Additionally my accomplice doesn’t have a lot of a candy tooth, so something I made I needed to eat myself.
Now that lockdown is a distant reminiscence and it really feels regular to socialize and see household and pals once more, massive batch desserts are again on the menu. It was about time banana bread made one other look in my kitchen!
In addition to banana bread, I’ve an enormous fondness for chocolate, which you’ve in all probability gathered when seeing the various chocolate recipes I’ve on my weblog and share usually on my socials. Including chocolate makes an already decadent cake a lot extra so, which might solely be a bonus. To make this banana bread much more particular and moreish, I made a decision to prime it with a easy peanut butter frosting.
This chocolate peanut butter banana bread is:
- Vegan
- Gluten-free (if utilizing gluten-free oats)
- Soy-free
- Dairy-free
- Egg-free
- Made utilizing more healthy substances
To make the cake lighter, I substituted among the oil for milk. Most muffins use a lot oil, which I don’t really feel is critical in a banana bread. The bananas add a lot moisture that you just don’t want so as to add an excessive amount of fats to make it dense and wealthy.
I’ve teamed up with Califia Farms to point out you the various other ways their almond drinks might be loved. On this recipe I used their Unsweetened Vanilla Drink to showcase that their drinks might be loved in lots of extra methods than in your cup of espresso or morning bowl of cereal. It may be loved in so many recipes, candy and savoury, and it’s good for baking. I additionally love utilizing it to make lighter custards and puddings.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Serves – 10
Substances
340g (about 3 medium) ripe bananas
110g (1 cup) oat flour – plain rolled oats blended right into a flour within the meals processor. Use gluten-free oats if allergic/illiberal.
50g (1/2 cup) floor almonds
55g (1/2 cup) cocoa
75g (1/2 cup) brown sugar*
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
5 tbsp (1/3 cup) oil
5 tbsp (1/3 cup) Califia Farms unsweetened vanilla almond drink
1 flax egg – 1 tbsp milled flaxseed + 3 tbsp water
For the peanut butter frosting
195g (6.8 oz) easy peanut butter
5 tbsp (1/3 cup) Califia Farms unsweetened vanilla almond drink
2 tbsp maple syrup
Technique
Preheat your oven to 180C/160C fan assisted/350F.
Add the milled flaxseed to a small bowl together with 3 tbsp water. Depart to set for 10 minutes.
Add the oat flour, floor almonds, cocoa, sugar, baking powder and salt to a bowl and blend to mix.
Mash the bananas effectively with a fork, then add to the bowl together with the oil, almond drink and flax egg.
Switch the cake batter right into a loaf tin (I used a 22×12 cm loaf tin).
Bake in for 60-65 minutes. Depart to chill utterly earlier than frosting.
To make the frosting merely combine the frosting substances in a bowl. You possibly can both use a piping bag to frost the cooled banana bread or use a spatula to evenly unfold on prime.
Take pleasure in!
*I most popular it after I used 55g (1/3 cup) brown sugar, however style testers mentioned it wasn’t candy sufficient for his or her liking, so you could have the choice of including much less sugar in the event you desire much less candy desserts.
