Recently i had purchased homemade Almond butter from Affs healthy kitchen, I tell you, i have fallen in love with it.
I wanted to try and use it in something other than slathering on my toast for my breakfast. Wanted to cook or bake something using it.
Best i could think of substituting it with butter or oil in baking. Since almond butter is become so dear to me, i was not mentally prepared to waste it.. hahaha
I decided to bake a small batch of banana bread, but i was using almond butter, i wanted to enhance the almond flavor in the bread.
I had some leftover almond meal in the freezer which i had brought for macrons, which by the way were total disaster. So decided to use them along with the flour. And for more of almond flavor, i used almond essence.
I have baked it two mini loaf pans, but this quantity will yield 4 regular size muffins.
Now that i have made this moist and flavorful bread or muffins, I totally regret making a small batch..
Ingredients
1 over ripe banana
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 tbsp almond butter
5 tbsp all purpose flour
3 tbsp Almond meal/ flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
Pinch of salt
1/4 tsp almond/ vanilla
essence
For topping:
2 tbsp almond flakes
2 tbsp melted chocolate
Method:
Preheat oven to 170 deg C.
In a bowl, mash ripe banana with a fork and keep it aside for later use.
Sieve together flour, almond flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder and salt. Keep it aside.
In stand mixer add sugar and egg and beat in medium speed till the sugar is dissolved. Add almond butter and mashed banana and beat again, mixture will still be lumpy due to mashed banana.
Gradually add flour mixture in two batches and stir until just combined. Don’t over stir it.
Grease the loaf pan or muffin tray and divide the mixture in prepared muffin tray or loaf pan. Drizzle melted chocolate and give a swirl, and also sprinkle almond flakes on top.
Place the tray in preheated. oven. Bake for 17-18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the tops turn golden.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer it to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Moist and flavorful banana almond bread is ready to be sliced.
I’ve been saving … neglecting … some bananas for a few days now for just such a thing. Looks delicious!
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I am glad Dan you found it delicious 😊
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Looks beautiful, I love the ribbon packaging!
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Thank you
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The photos of it coming along I love, I always find it helpful when I’m cooking because then I feel at ease when I can see what I’m doing looks like the photos. ANd this looks like the perfect snack to take along to a nice family dinner.
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Wow, I absolutely love banana nut bread so your spin on it with the almonds sounds amazing!
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Thank you.. glad you liked it 😊
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This banana almond butter looks so tempting and tasty. I really love any banana bread. and I can’t wait to try this recipe with a twist of almond.
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Thank you Elizabeth, i am glad you liked it 😊
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This banana bread looks so delicious. I will definitely try this kind of recipe and give another twist.
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Thank you Shubhada, do share your twist, would love to try your way as well 😀
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Anything almondy always catch my eyes!!! That sounds so delicious and healthy!! I can’t wait to try this and enjoy with my evening cuppa. Great share 😍
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Me too big fan of nuts and nut butters. They impart so much flavor and character to the dish.
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Ooh I love banana bread so much! Adding the almond flavour is a stroke of pure genius!
Lucy x
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Yay!! I am glad you liked the twist😀
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I have never tried making this! It looks delish and I know my hubs and daughter would eat it right up. But mostly – your final presentation is perfection 🙂 Yumm!
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Deb my daughter is very fond of this banana bread, she even takes it in her lunch box to school
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This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to do some baking for fall
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Thank you 😊
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This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to do some baking for fall
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Thank you 😊 hope you like it.
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Gosh! That looks absolutely decisions …. I have never tried it before … but I bet everyone at my place would love it.
❥ tanvii.com
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Tanvi its a flavorful and moist bread prefect with cup of chai 😃
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I am always intrigued with how banana bread has little banana content. I wonder if there can be more banana in the bread~
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This a small batch so one banana is more than enough.
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I’m more of a one pot dinner kind of gal, but I also love banana bread, and this recipe looks simple enough yet sounds so tasty. I think I’ll cross my fingers and give it a try! thanks for sharing!
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It is super easy Laura.. i am sure you would fall in love with it 😀
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Such a beautiful looking loaf of bread!
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Thank you Rafeeda ☺️
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That looks really good! Anything with almond is a win win for me. That looks like a tasty treat!
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Thank you so much 😊
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I loved this bread when I saw on insta. Looks amazing with almond butter.
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I love using nut butter in my baking too, this bread looks so fluffy and amazing.
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Looks very moist. Love the banana bakes. 😊
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I love to cook with almond products, this sounds very delicious! I like the ribbon 🙂
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Thank you very much Linda 😊
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These look so delicious and I love the fact that you have made them in loaves rather than muffins.
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Yes those mini loaf pans are so adorable and it is very appealing for kids as well.
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The first time I saw a banana combination for making bread. Looks delicious, I did not create as you and to waste bananas when not eating. I will try!
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I think should give it a try with your over ripe banana which you can’t eat.
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I like banana bread, the almonds are giving more taste to it. Looks delish.
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Thank you Jayashree 😀
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I absolutely love banana bread and this one looks out of this world.
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Thank you
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I didn’t even know this is possible. I love using banana while baking. It makes it more healthy.
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Yes banana is highly nutritious and make the bread tasty as well.
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Superb… bread looks super moist and soft.. beautiful captures and nicely elaborated. Definately wanna try this too.
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Thank you Ruchi 😊
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Butter Almond Bread looks so yummy!! I love to make homemade bread and eat it warm!
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