Every time I make banana bread it is sliced before it's cool and finished by the end of the day. It's the best way to use up ripe bananas and there is no wrong time to have it - it works great for a breakfast on the go, mid-afternoon pick-me-up, or served warm with ice cream for dessert.
This is a great recipe to start with if you are looking to do more plant-based baking this year. The peanut butter and the chocolate are optional, but heavily recommended - once I started adding chocolate to banana bread I never looked back (honestly when it's still warm and the chocolate is slightly melty it's heavenly)!
Recipe
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Makes: 1 loaf
Ingredients:
115g Softened vegan butter
225g Caster Sugar
6 tbsp Vegetable oil
1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
1tsp Vanilla Extract
3 Ripe bananas
85g Vegan yoghurt
300g Self-raising flour
100g Peanut butter (optional)
100g Dark chocolate (optional)
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a loaf tin (approx. 20cm x 12.5cm).
Mix together the bicarbonate of soda and oil and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat together (using a stand mixer or electric whisk) the butter and the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Add the oil/bicarb mix slowly while continuing to beat the mixture until fully combined.
Mash the bananas and then add to the mixture along with the yoghurt and the vanilla extract. Beat until everything is combined.
Sift in the flour and fold until fully combined. If using, chop the chocolate into chunks and mix in.
Pour half the batter into the tin. Pour 3/4 of the peanut on top - you want your peanut butter to be fairly runny so gently wadm it up if it isn't already. Add the rest of the batter, then swirl in the remaining peanut butter.
Bake for about 1 hour - until it is golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. If the top is starting to burn then cover with tin foil (I usually do this after about 45mins).
Let cool in the tin for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. It cuts better if you let it cool fully first but if you can't wait that long then tuck in while it is still slightly warm!
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