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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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It looks really good! But I thought maple syrup is not pale, because it produced the same way as sugar.
grade b maple syrup is the least processed
I do not have coconut sugar, really don’t want to use regular sugar….any suggestions!? I have been seeing this darn recipe all over the place and must try it!! 🙂
you could use honey or maple syrup, the texture won’t be exact the same but still good
Haven’t made the recipe yet, but I wanted to tell you that I am so happy that you and your boyfriend got back together. Someone as wonderful and talented as you deserves someone special! Love all the recipes…find them all so very delicious!
This recipe looks amazing but I’m allergic to nuts. Can I substitute the almond butter and flour for something else? Love your blog btw! Thanks
This is the BEST bread I have ever made..we have made 2 batches in 2 days! and if anyone is curious.. I used a mini loaf pan instead of a large loaf pan and it turned out wonderful. So I am sure you could also use a muffin tin as well. Thanks for this recipe!!
I have made MANY different paleo banana bread recipes and my husband has never been terribly excited about any of them (he doesn’t eat paleo). However, he LOVED this one and said it is the best one I have made by far! I agree with him – it’s excellent!
Wow this was good! Even better day 2
After being stored in an airtight container. I went over the top, and made a glaze from grass fed butter, a few drops of Stevia, and cinnamon melted in a sauce pan. Soooooooo tasty!!!
I’m just wondering if you have any tips on making this entirely nut free? I am doing a presentation at school on the paleo lifestyle and I want a snack everyone can eat, someone in my class is allergic to nuts but she said seeds are ok. I bougt some sesame seed butter so I’m thinking I could use that in place of almond butter but I’m not sure what to use in the topping. Any help is so appreciated!
So I just made this and I am one of those really cool humans that is allergic to eggs and almonds. I subbed applesauce for the egg and made the topping with coconut flour (added about 3/4 tbsp at a time) and it was FREAKING AMAZING. Thanks again for making treats that are paleo, adjustable AND don’t taste like sawdust. I love you. Mean it. No seriously. I think I just got creepy. Ugh.
This is exactly as the website says…OMG! Fabulous! Thanks for all the awesome recipes!