Honey Walnut Flax Banana Bread Dairy Free Food

THE ULTIMATE HEALTHY BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with liners and spray the inside of the liners to prevent sticking.
• In a large bowl, mix together mashed bananas, honey, egg, vanilla, olive oil and milk until well combined. Add in whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and use a wooden spoon to mix together until the batter is just combined. DO NOT overmix. Fold in ½ cup chopped walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly into muffin liners, sprinkle each muffin with chopped walnuts. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
• Cool muffins for 5 minutes then remove and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Muffins are best served warm and even better the next day. Makes 12 muffins.

HONEY, WALNUT + FLAX BANANA BREAD [DAIRY-FREE]

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a standard loaf pan. (I line mine with parchment and grease it well with coconut oil)
• Chop lightly toasted walnuts and set aside.
• Combine flours, flaxseed meal, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
• Mash bananas. Set aside.
• Combine melted coconut oil, brown sugar, and honey in a large bowl or stand mixer. Whisk or beat to combine.
• Add in eggs and vanilla.
• Add in mashed bananas and combine well, scraping the bottom of the bowl to ensure that the honey is mixed well and not sticking.
• Add the dry mixture, alternating with the almond milk, in 3 additions. Mix until just combined, scraping the bottom of the bowl.
• Fold in chopped walnuts.
• Pour your batter into your prepared loaf pan and sprinkle the top with additional chopped walnuts.
• Bake until the top is brown, firm, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes.

MOIST BANANA BREAD! - DAIRY FREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325.
• Mix oil and sugar, add egg and stir.
• Add next 3 ingredients.
• Add bananas and pour into floured/waxed pan.
• Bake for 1 hour- test with toothpick.

HONEYED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine walnuts, honey, and salt in a bowl. Toss to coat, and spread in a single layer onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake, tossing occasionally, until toasted, about 15 minutes. Let cool.

EASY DAIRY-FREE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a standard-size loaf pan (mine is 4.5" x 8.5"). Set aside.
• To a large mixing bowl, add the bananas. Using a potato masher, smash until as smooth as possible. Stir in the sugar and canola oil. Add the eggs and whisk together until smooth. Whisk in the vanilla.
• Set a fine-mesh sieve over the bowl. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt to the sieve. Sift over the wet ingredients. Using a spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet, just until combined.
• Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake until middle is set and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 45 - 55 minutes (if you're using a larger pan than my 4.5" x 8.5" pan, start checking at around the 45 minute mark. For the smaller pan, it'll take a bit more time to cook in the middle - closer to 55 minutes).
• Remove from oven and let the loaf cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Use a butter knife to loosen the sides of the loaf then gently invert the pan to remove the loaf. Let cool on a wire rack.
• Wrap in plastic wrap to store. Bonus: The plastic wrap also makes it nice and moist. Yum!