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Vegan Tahini Banana Bread

A delicious healthier Vegan Tahini Banana Bread that is refined sugar-free and made with spelt flour. The perfect sweet breakfast or brunch recipe!
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Course: Vegan Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Author: Megan Horowitch

Ingredients 
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  • 3 medium bananas *ideally dark brown or at least spotty
  • ⅓ cup tahini *make sure fresh and not dried out
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 3 Tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed
  • 2 Tablespoons almond milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cup spelt flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½-3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips *optional

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350F.
  • Remove the peel from your bananas, add the banana flesh to a large mixing bowl, and mash until soft with some chunks.
  • Next, add your liquid ingredients to the bowl containing the bananas including the tahini, maple syrup, coconut sugar, flax seed, almond milk, and vanilla bean paste/extract. Mix together until well combined.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, sift together your spelt flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the bowl of dry ingredients to the other bowl containing the wet ingredients and mix until a thick batter forms. If adding chocolate chips pour in about ½ cup and use a spatula to stir these into the batter as a final step.
  • Grease a small loaf pan and then pour the batter into the pan. Use a spatula to smooth out the batter. If using chocolate chips sprinkle an additional ¼ cup on top.
  • Add the tahini banana bread to the oven and cook for 50-60 minutes until cooked throughout and browned on top. Remove from the oven and let cool. When ready to eat slice into 8 pieces and enjoy!

Notes

  • Banana bread can be wrapped in tin foil or stored in a closed container  (once cooled) and stored on the counter for 1-2 days.
  • If you would like to freeze banana bread, make sure to slice it first. Then, add the slices to a closed container between layers of parchment paper so they do not stick together. Sliced banana bread will keep in the freezer for up to 1 month and can be defrosted at room temperature or reheated in the microwave.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 2mg
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