Vegan Banana Bread

Celebrate Your Sweet Tooth Naturally: Baked Desserts with Chef Cynthia Louise

Moist, vegan, banana bread made easy with some ingenious whole food ingredient swaps. You won't believe how easy this is.

Makes: 15 to 20 slices

Ingredients

(use organic ingredients where possible)

• 3 tbsp whole flax seeds
• 350g ripe bananas
• 220g gluten-free flour
• 130g coconut oil
• 100g coconut or plain water
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 180g coconut sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• Cinnamon
• Salt

Directions

1. Combine the flax seeds and water first. Let the flax seeds soak for at least 5 to 8 minutes.
2. Line a standard size loaf tin with grease-proof baking paper and set aside.
3. Preheat your oven to 170°C (340°F).
4. Add all the ingredients, except for the soaked flax seeds, to a mixing bowl (you can mash the bananas first) and mix until well combined.
5. Add in the soaked flax seeds and stir briefly. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf tin.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes.
7. When done, allow to cool for 10 minutes in the tin and then transfer to a wire rack.