Peanut Butter Banana Bread

I modified the recipe from here and made my own clean version of this yummy looking treat!

Ingredients:

For the Bread:
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana
1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/3 cup natural peanut butter
3 tablespoons coconut oil
2 large eggs
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed (I used hemp seed)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice


For the Peanut Butter Glaze:
1 Tbsp coconut oil
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons natural peanut butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease bottom and sides of a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan; spray with coconut oil cooking spray

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the bananas, yogurt, peanut butter, butter and eggs at medium speed until combined. Add sugar & honey and beat until blended.

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, flaxseed, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Add flour mixture to banana mixture; beat just until blended. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan and smooth surface with a rubber spatula.

Bake until top is golden and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool completely.

To make the peanut butter glaze, in a small bowl mix together honey, coconut oil and peanut butter, put in the microwave for 20-30 sec and then mix until smooth. Drizzle glaze over bread.

Photo from Sweet Pea's Kitchen

Clean Banana Bread

• ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour (or for gluten free coconut flour)
  
• ½ cup almond flour
• 1 cup very ripe banana mashed well with a fork (2-3 medium bananas)
• 1/3 cup  coconut oil melted (or 1/2 cup butter can be used)
• ¼ cup chocolate chips or cocoa nibs
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup honey or agave or ¼ teaspoon no additive liquid stevia
• 4 eggs
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 8.5 x 4.5 loaf pan
2. In a medium sized mixer bowl combine all the ingredients together and mix on medium until batter looks smooth and combined.
3. Spoon all of the bater in your greased loaf pan and spread it out evenly with a scraper.
4. Sprinkle in chocolate chips (I found my chocolate all hit the bottom if I added it earlier)
5. Place in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until the center is pierced with a toothpick and the toothpick comes out clean. 
6. Pull out of the oven and let it cool slightly (only for a minute or so) then carefully run a knife along the edges to make sure nothing is sticking and cautiously invert it onto your hand or a wire rack and flip it so the bottom is laying flat on the wire rack and let it cool for 20-30 minutes. 

Picture and Recipe (modified) from http://slimpalate.com/banana-bread-paleo-grain-free-gluten-free/

Green PB Banana Chocolate Smoothie

My afternoon snack often includes a smoothie of some variation.  Here is a great one for when I have a chocolate craving.

1 frozen Banana
1 large handful of spinach
2 heaping spoons of cocoa powder
1 Tbsp natural peanut or almond butter
Agave or honey to taste
Water (enough to cover)