Banana Bread

a healthy banana bread recipe

We don’t make cakes too often, but when we do, our banana bread is a firm favourite.

It’s sweet – from the bananas but the fibre and fats from the seeds, nuts, butter and wholegrain flour used means there isn’t a massive sugar hit from this tasty cake.

We’ve been known to eat our banana bread for breakfast (although there are better options in our breakfast category!), but this really comes into it’s own as a mid-afternoon snack. If you can find spelt flour, take advantage of it – it has a different and lower gluten content than wheat, and contains lower phytates – in short this means that many people who don’t tolerate wheat well, can tolerate spelt.

The cake does contain some sugar in the form of molasses; molasses sugar contains the ‘good stuff’ left over when sugar is refined into its’ white version – and is particulary rich in minerals such as iron. It’s sticky and will clump together, so bash it a bit before you add it to the recipe.

Chia seeds are the highest plant source of essential omega 3 fats (and are also great for binding cakes, rather like eggs) so we like to use them at every opportunity. If pecans aren’t your thing, feel free to subsitute walnuts, chopped brazils – or even omit altogether – but adding a little protein is always a good idea as it helps to balance blood sugar levels

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