Healthy Carrot Banana Bread
A healthier, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, Paleo Carrot Cake Banana bread that has the most satisfying texture and flavor.
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 1/4 cup almond flour (packed)
- ½ cup tapioca flour
- 2 Tbs coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 medium bananas , ripe and mashed
- 1 1/2 cups grated carrots
Cinnamon Maple Coconut Oil Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 Tbs maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbs melted coconut oil
Optional
- chopped almonds or nuts to sprinkle on top of the bread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan/tin. (I greased mine with olive oil spray). Line the pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix the olive oil and coconut sugar with a fork or whisk. Add the eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
- In another bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well with a fork.
- Add half the flour mixture to the wet egg/oil mixture and mix. Then add half the mashed bananas to the bowl and mix again. Add the remaining flour to the bowl and mix. Add the remaining mashed bananas and mix. Note: this batter should be on the thicker side.
- Mix/Fold in the shredded carrots. Pour the batter into the lined loaf tin.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean/ with a few crumbs. ( I cooked mine for 50 minutes).
- Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Then let the bread cool on a wire rack.
- Next, top the bread with the Cinnamon Maple Syrup Coconut Oil Frosting, and then with chopped nuts ( I used almonds). ( You can do this while the bread is still a little warm).
Notes
- Instead of olive oil, you can use avocado oil.
- Instead of coconut sugar, you can use brown sugar ( but then it won't be Paleo anymore).
- Instead of tapioca flour, you can use arrowroot flour.
- You can add raisins, walnuts, or pecans to the batter before baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 380mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 4090IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg