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My buddy Corey from @corcortheherbivore is running a #noaddedsugar challenge this week, so in support, I knocked up this refined sugar-free banana date oat bread.
No Added Sugar Banana Bread
Bananas are sweet enough by themselves that you really don't miss the sugar or syrup, but because they're delicious and nutritious, I threw in a few dates for good measure.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed
- 5 Tbsp water
- 4 dates, pitted and roughly chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped (optional)
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup oats
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup unsweetened plant milk (I used soy)
- 1/3 cup cold-pressed rapeseed oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 overripe bananas, mashed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175c (350F) and line a regular sized loaf pan with baking paper.
- Stir water and flaxseed meal together in a small bowl to make your flax 'eggs' - leave them to stand for a few minuteswhile you chop the dates and walnuts.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking powder and cinnamon.
- In another smaller bowl, whisk together plant milk, oil, vanilla and the flax eggs, then stir in the mashed bananas.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined, stirring just to combine - don't overmix. Then transfer the batter to the loaf pan.
- Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean - about 55 mins to 1 hour.
- Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool for 1 hour before slicing.
