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Well, well… my baking adventures continue and I must say, I am extremely proud of this Easy Paleo Chocolate Banana Bread! It’s rich, decadent, paleo-friendly, and a total crowd pleaser!
I shared this recipe with friends recently and every single person I shared it with immediately texted me for the recipe and all of them couldn’t believe that it is gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free!
Whether you are making this for a make-ahead and on-the-go breakfast, an afternoon pick-me-up, or even an after-dinner sweet treat– you can’t go wrong with this recipe. It’s also a fun treat to toss into lunch boxes for your kiddos that is refined sugar free and only sweetened with maple syrup and banana! Perfection!
So set those bananas aside and let them get nice and brown– then put them to great use and make this delicious and Easy Paleo Chocolate Banana Bread.
If you love this recipe and are looking for other delicious and healthier baked goods, here are a few of my favorites that are similar!
Easy Paleo Chocolate Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed, over-ripe banana 3-4 bananas
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup liquid coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup cacao powder
- 1 tsp instant espresso powder
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 1 ¼ cup superfine almond flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ½ cup + 1 tbsp semi sweet chocolate chips *I use Hu Chocolate for Dairy-Free and Paleo compliant
- ½ tsp flakey sea salt such as Maldon, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a loaf pan with a parchment paper sling and lightly spray with cooking oil spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the banana, maple syrup, eggs, coconut oil and vanilla extract and whisk together until very well combined.
- Add the cinnamon, cocoa powder, instant espresso powder, tapioca flour, almond flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until very well combined and there are no lumps. Fold in ½ cup of the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan into an even layer. Evenly sprinkle the remaining 1 tbsp of chocolate chips over the top and sprinkle with the flakey salt, if using.
- Transfer the loaf to the middle rack of the oven, and bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a knife can be inserted into the center of the loaf and it comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before gently removing the loaf from the pan and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice with a serrated bread knife to serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Looking forward to making this! Is there a certain espresso powder that you use?
Any works here, no preference!
Hi!
Can I omit the espresso powder, or is it crucial?
This helps amplify the chocolate flavor but can omit if you prefer!
We love this recipe! Do you think it would work as muffins? Cook time recommendations?
If doing muffins, I recommend doing 2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp baking soda. Bake @ 350 for about 15 mins.
Literally tastes like chocolate cake. I’ve made this 3 times now and nearly ate the whole loaf in one day the first time. My 6-year-old daughter loves it too. 🙂 Thank you!!
Thank you so much, Ali!!! Happy to hear you love it!
This is the best banana bread I’ve ever had or made!!!! But I am not supposed to have almonds (flour). Can I substitute a gf flour for the Almond flour? And would I then omit the Tapioca flour as well? Not sure about that combo. Please advise. Thanks for all of your amazing recipes!
I have not tried this with other flours yet but maybe someone else can advise! With baking, there is typically not a 1:1 swap for flours so I would hate to suggest something that does not work.
Hi! Is it possible to make this in to muffins instead, using the same recipe?
Hi Jordan-
If doing muffins, I recommend doing 2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp baking soda. Bake @ 350 for about 15 mins.
delicious! extra great warmed up and served with a scoop of ice cream. i’ve made this several times (most recently i forgot the tapioca flour and it was still good) and will continue to have on rotation!
Delicious and so easy to make!
Delicious! Rich and chocolaty with a beautiful texture. This will be on repeat!
I can’t even tell you how much we love this bread! I am gluten free and egg free and was able to easily substitute the eggs for two flax eggs. Alex, I have made a TON of your recipes and there isn’t ONE that we didn’t want to make again. You are INCREDIBLE!
Thank you so much! Glad flax eggs were a simple swap too for anyone needing to make this egg-free.