Moist banana bread with courgette

Although I am not yet back in this whole blog thing I didn’t want to keep this simple and delicious recipe for the perfect moist and fluffy banana bread from you!

The smell of freshly baked banana and cinnamon always triggers my cravings for banana bread  – anyone experiencing the same?! Fresh out of the oven there’s nothing better than a nice slice of warm banana bread with almond butter.

The ingredients

As most of my recipe this one works perfectly without any refined sugar. However, it is definitely sweet enough – thanks to ripe bananas (meaning they should already have some little brown spots) and date syrup. If you don’t have any date syrup at hand don’t panic! You can basically use any kind of liquid sweetener e.g. maple syrup, agave nectar, coconut blossom nectar, rice syrup (doesn’t contain any fructose), etc.

In this recipe I used a homemade mix of two different kinds of flour – actually it makes the banana bread even sweeter! Half of the flour was wholegrain spelt flour, the other half tiger nut flour. Of course you can also use ground oats (oat flour) or spelt flour instead.

Tiger nut flour

As the name already tells you this flour is made of ground tiger nuts. It is glutenfree and has a mildly sweet taste reminding of a mixture of hazelnuts and almonds. Tiger nuts are also called ‘Chufa’.

Tiger nut flour is not only perfect for baking but also a nice add-in for any smoothie or porridge. Definitely give it a try if you’re curious!

Banana bread and courgette?!

For some people that might sound weird – but courgette makes the banana bread even more moist and delicious. I love courgette because you can use it for so many dishes like salads, cake, zooedles, all kind if savory meals and also porridge. You can find a recipe for porridge with courgette here. It’s one of my favorites!

This banana bread is

• vegan
• refined sugarfree
• super juicy and moist
• low in fat
• healthy and delicious
• perfect for breakfast or as snack

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Super moist banana bread with courgette

This banana bread is not only super delicious and moist but also vegan and healthy. A must-try for any banana bread lover!

Author Tanith Schmelzeisen

Ingredients

• 2 bananas (ripe)
• 160 g shredded zucchini
• 100 g wholegrain spelt flour
• 100 g tiger nut flour*
• 50 g date syrup**
• 50 g coconut oil
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 50 g chocolate chips (optional) vegan

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 175°C.
• Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork on a plate. In a separate bowl combine all the dry ingredients except the chocolate chips.
• Now add the mashed banana, shredded courgette, date syrup and melted coconut oil and stir. As last step add the chocolate chips and stir them in.
• Next add the dough into a small baking tin lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for about 55-60 minutes. Make sure to watch the banana bread in the end so it doesn't burn.
• Let cool down and enjoy!

Notes

*instead of tiger nut flour you can also use ground oats or regular spelt flour

** you can substitute the date syrup with any liquid sweetener like maple syrup, agave nectar, rice syrup, coconut blossom syrup, etc.