Happy National Banana Bread Day

mmmmm.....  There is NOTHING like a slice of banana bread warm and fresh from the oven, with a little bit of butter on it.    

So to celebrate National Banana Bread Day (yes, it really is a thing) here is my favorite recipe for today's object of desire....

Seriously, where else can you take these....  

and turn them into this?

Here is how!

Healthy and Gluten Free Banana Bread!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
• 3 free range organic eggs
• 1/4 cup finely chopped Medjool dates    
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup coconut oil (can use macadamia nut oil, or cold pressed olive oil if desired) or grass fed butter
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 cups almond meal
• 1/4 cup ground flaxseed or chia seed

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 325F
2. Combine the mashed banana, dates, oil or butter, cinnamon, vanilla, eggs, baking sode and baking powder.
3. Add the almond meal and flaxseed and mix well by hand or mixer on low speed.
4. Lightly grease one loaf tin and then dust liberally with extra almond meal. This prevents the cake from sticking. I use a regular sized loaf pan.
5. Spoon batter into the tin and bake.
6. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour (a skewer inserted into the centre should come out dry).
7. Cover the top with foil if over-browning.
8. Remove from the oven and allow to slightly cool before turning out the loaf.
   

Makes one loaf.

Enjoy!