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Say what?? I want to eat this all day. No seriously. I almost did yesterday.
Alright. I need to put something out there. Right on the table. This is for my readers that have read my blog for a while now and know my complete life story. First, thank you for sticking with me. You’re the best. You’ve been with me through the ups and downs. So a while back, you read about my break up. Well, months later, that lovely man and I rekindled our happiness and have been together for sometime now. Annnnnd we moved in together. First time moving in with a guy. Woooo weeee. I decided to keep some of my relationship stuff to myself since there are so many variables when it comes to creating a happy relationship. Sometimes it’s just better to keep that stuff between you and your partner, instead of the world wide web. BUT since I hadn’t updated anyone and there were some questions in my last blog post, there ya go. He’s just wonderful. We’ve had our ups and downs, but I couldn’t be happier. Taking a new journey together has been awesome.
Sorry this post is coming at you a little late. Let me explain myself. So yesterday, lovely Sunday, I woke up and made a smoothie. Fact. Then worked out. Then the true fun began. I went couch shopping. Ugh. Not only is furniture shopping an extremely awful task, but on a Sunday when all hell breaks loose in every parking lot, it’s an even worse task. Ok, I shouldn’t really complain. It wasn’t that terrible. It just gets pretty unfun when you’re hungry and have to pee. So we looked for couches, found one we liked, couldn’t decide if we should get it, then went to another furniture store. Which was even more unfun because it was way more expensive. But the parking lot was better, so that was a positive.
Yes, I understand unfun is not a word. If you were thinking that in your head, you’re unfun.
So after the boyfriend and I found out we couldn’t come to a conclusion, we headed to brunch. Around 3. I was starving. Hangry. After a couple mimosas, I felt decent for them not being as strong as needed on a sunny Sunday. But I knew I wanted to make this recipe. So we bolted home for him to take an afternoon snooze and for me to bake. And I baked. And failed. I put this recipe into a too small baking dish and it pretty much went every where. All over the oven. I mean…I still ate the edible parts. But the non edibles turned into smoke inside the oven. So I then cleaned the oven and couched it for a while in frustration. But I couldn’t go down that easy, so I made it again last night and just stared at it since I couldn’t eat it until I took pictures until today. Which leads me to right now. This very moment. I just took pictures of this beauty. Now go make it. It’s amazing.
Coffee Cake Banana Bread
- Yield: 6-8 1x
Ingredients
- 3 brown bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup almond butter (or other nut/seed butter)
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
For the toppings
- 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) grass fed butter, at room temperature (or coconut oil)
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons almond flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup pecans, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a8×4 loaf pan with oil then line the middle with parchment paper. It will make it easier to remove from the pan without it coming apart.
- In a large bowl, mix together bananas, maple syrup, vanilla extract, eggs, and almond butter.
- Then add coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and mix well.
- Pour batter into baking dish. Place on a baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, add butter, coconut sugar, almond flour, cinnamon, and pecans. Use your hands to mix the toppings together.
- Place chunks of the toppings all around the top of the banana bread mixture.
- Place in oven to bake for 50 minutes.
- Remove from oven, place on cooling rack and let rest for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving.
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This looks amazing! I love your blog and am on here almost every day!! You rock! Question for you- I have an allergy to bananas… but all the best recipes have them…is there anything that you would recommend as a replacement??
I haven’t tried it but you could use a sweet potato or pumpkin puree as the base then use a little applesauce or flax meal to bind it together!
This was so delicious!!!! We only had two bananas, so we replaced the third banana with some pumpkin puree and it worked great! 🙂 Love your posts!!
100% pumpkin puree works great too for these recipes that call for bananas… If you do that, find some pumpkin pie spice too. It also has less calories than using the banana and it’s amazing!!!
how about some delicious zucchini bread?
This was amazing. Probably my absolute favorite gluten free banana bread I have ever made. I’ve already made it a few times and will definitely keep making it!
Yay! I just had a similar experience, broke up and got back together and I definitely kept it underwraps for awhile. Soemtimes the only people that need to know are the people involved in the relationship. So happy for you!
Also, this looks fan-freaking-tastic. Wish I wasn’t at work so I could make this tasty treat!
WHOOOOOOA that’s just GREAT NEWS!!! 😀 So cool!!! Seriously Juli, I know we’ve never met, but it’s crazy how reading about your life and stories makes me feel so happy for you 🙂
(And of course this cake/bread looks AMAZING, as everything you bake!!)
AWWWW you’re so sweet!! thank you!!
Juli – Recipe looks amazing and really happy to hear the good news. I was speculating since you were kinda vague about moving and all that. How fun!
Anyway, question: when you say brown bananas you mean like old-brown, so that they’re sweeter, correct? Not brown frozen? Thanks!
correct!
Yummylicious!! Just a shame I can’t get almond flour anywhere in the UK 🙁 as per usual I have all the other ingredients xx
Almond flour is just ground almonds – in most UK supermarkets in the baking section, and Holland & Barrett do it too. Enjoy!
I’ve been making this bread for years! I recently got a tin for mini loaves. Anyone have thoughts or ideas on an altered cooking time and temp?
Buying furniture is one of my least favorite things to do. Since I’m moving now and hate moving furniture even more (and thus threw away, donated or sold all my old furniture), I’ll be in the same boat soon. I just.. do not enjoy furniture shopping/buying/assembling.
I’m on Day 9 of the 21DSD and before I maim someone within arm’s reach because I want this banana bread so badly, I’m going to try my darndest to re-create this recipe in a 21DSD-approved fashion.
Urge to maim is… so, so strong.
It looks like you have some nuts on top there. Did you add walnuts or pecans or something to the topping?
ooops!! thanks for pointing that out, totally spaced putting that in the ingredients. those are pecans! it’s in the recipe now!
This looks so yummy! Seriously, I’m gaining weight just reading your blog. Can you substitute the coconut flour with wheat flour & real sugar? I’m not a fan of coconut.
@ Megan- You can use thoughs substitutions for sure if you enjoy gluten and other anti-nutrients, as well as a higher insulin spike.
@Megan you can’t taste the coconut when making baked goods using coconut flour and sugar. My hubby HATES COCONUTS and never knew till recently, that I use coconut flour for baking cause I’m allergic to wheat.
Any suggestions for a maple syrup substitution? I cannot even stomach the slightest hint of maple – odor or taste. Thanks for your help.
honey!
How do you think coconut nectar would work in place of the maple syrup?
it would work great!
“Coffee’ cake.. I assumed there would be coffee in it. Mean, Juli. Still sounds amazing; I’ll make it, eat the entire thing, I’m sure. Maybe its time for a coffee chocolate something something cake/muffin thing (that title needs work).
Of course if I spent more than 30 seconds on your site, I’d see the “Double Chocolate Almond Espresso Muffins” from like 3 days ago. ok, carry on.
real coffee cake usually doesn’t! but feel more than free to add some coffee grounds in it!