Chocolate & Banana Loaf – made using Oat Flour

This Oat flour alternative Chocolate & Banana loaf tastes just as yummy and chocolatey as the white flour version.

My health and wellness goal this year is to live a more health-conscious life whilst still enjoying my favourite flavourful and aromatic meals. This led to my interest in baking with healthy alternatives to the traditional white flour so that I can still enjoy my favourite desserts. So far, I have been trying out different recipes with Coconut flour and Oat flour and getting amazing results. Stay tuned for the Coconut flour recipes!

My Oat flour baking escapade was an experiment that continues to yield delicious recipes. In addition to banana loaves, I have also made cookies (still in the development stage) using Oat flour. For more information on how I decided to bake with Oat flour, check out my first Oat flour recipe here.

Chocolate & Banana loaf is a perfect blend of the sweetness of bananas and the bitterness of chocolate. It is a great choice for people that would love some Banana loaf with reduced sweetness.

For this Oat flour version, I simply made some adjustments to my original banana with Oat flour recipe to allow for the addition of the cocoa flour along with the chocolate chips and chunks. This recipe has been taste tested by friends and family and they all loved it. I guarantee you will love it too.

Ingredients for Chocolate & Banana Loaf with Oat flour

• Oat Flour – made by grinding Scottish Porridge Oats into powder form.
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Caster Sugar
• Cocoa Powder
• Cinnamon
• Butter
• Ripe Banana
• Eggs
• Vanilla Extract
• Chocolate Chunks
• Chocolate Chips
• Chopped Almond Nuts

How to make Chocolate & Banana Loaf with Oat flour

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C.
2. Mix all dry ingredients together.
3. Mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry mix.
5. Add the chocolate chips, chocolate chunks and the nuts.
6. Line a 2 lb loaf with parchment paper and pour in the mixture. Bake in the oven for about an hour.
7. Leave to cool before serving. Enjoy!!!

Chocolate & Banana Loaf – made using Oat flour

Author: Flavouradmin Cooking Method:Baking Cuisine:American Courses:Dessert Recipe Keys: C Chocolate & Banana Loaf

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 20 minutesCook time:1 hour Total time:1 hour 20 minutesServings:10 slicesCalories:353 kcal Best Season:Available

Description

This Oat flour alternative Chocolate & Banana loaf tastes just as yummy and chocolatey as the white flour version.

Ingredients

• 150g Oat Flour – made by Grinding Scottish porridge Oats into powder form
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 175g Caster Sugar
• 25g Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon (optional)
• 3 Ripe Bananas – mashed
• 150g Butter – melted
• 3 Eggs – beaten
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 50g Milk Chocolate – cut into chunks
• 50g Milk Chocolate Chips
• 30g Chopped Almond Nuts
• Extra almond nuts for topping (optional)

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to a temperature of 180°C/gas mark 4.
2. Pour the Oat flour into a large mixing bowl.
3. Add the baking powder, baking soda, caster sugar, cocoa powder and cinnamon.
4. Mix together and set aside.
5. In a separate bowl, mix the mashed bananas, egg, melted butter and the vanilla extract.
6. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients mixture and add the wet mixture.
7. Add the chocolate chunks, chocolate chips and almond nuts. Mix it all together until smooth using a wooden spoon.
8. Line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment paper and pour in the batter.
9. Top with the leftover almond nuts and put in the pre-heated oven.
10. Bake for about an hour or until an inserted knife comes out dry.
11. When ready, leave to cool for some minutes. Serve with your favourite tea and enjoy!!!
    

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Notes

• I used almonds in this recipe but feel free to use any nuts of choice. I have also used walnuts in the past.
• The sugar is increased to account for the bitterness of the cocoa powder. If you prefer it less sweet, then by all means reduce the sugar.
• The Chocolate & Banana Loaf can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.

Keywords:Baking with Oats, healthybaking, healthyflours

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Till next time,

Your FnA Seeker.