Cherry and Chocolate Chip Banana Bread {Paleo, GF}

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Cherry and Chocolate Chip Banana Bread {Paleo, GF}

A grain-free, Paleo, gluten-free, and dairy-free banana bread loaded with fresh cherries and chocolate chips, and topped in a chia-seed and chocolate chip crust

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 238kcal

Author: Dominique

Ingredients

Bread

1 cup almond flour
1 cup tapioca flour
1/3 cup coconut flour ( I like Nutiva Organic for quality and price)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
3 eggs
1/3 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup apple sauce
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup mashed banana ( this was 1 large banana for me)
1 cup pitted and quartered cherries ,this was 17 cherries for me
1/3 cup enjoy life chocolate chips (I use the Enjoy Life brand because it's dairy-free, nut-free, soy-free and gluten-free)

Crust

1 Tbs chia seeds
1 Tbs enjoy life chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a tin loaf pan with parchment paper. (I used a 10 1/2" x 5 1/4" x 3" metal loaf pan)
In a large bowl, mix the almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon with a fork. Set the bowl aside.
In another large bowl, mix the eggs, honey, vanilla, apple sauce and olive oil with an electric hand-held mixer until well mixed. Add the mashed banana to the bowl and mix with the electric mixer until well blended.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix with the electric hand-held mixer until thickened and well mixed.
Fold ½ cup of chocolate chips and 1 cup of quartered cherries into the batter.
Pour the batter into the lined loaf pan and then pat the top of the batter with a spoon to make sure it is flat. Sprinkle 1 Tbs of chia seeds and 1 Tbs of chocolate chips on top of the batter and push down lightly with a spoon.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, until the loaf is golden brown and the top has hardened.

Notes

Note: my pan was 10 1/2" x 5 1/4" x 3" high. If your pan is smaller or larger, you will need to adjust the time of baking.

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