Banana and oats bread with chocolate and oats
An easy to make treat sweetened with all natural sugars and without wheat flour.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients-
- 2 C oat flakes
- ⅓ C cocoa powder ( I used unsweetened)
- ½ dry roasted and shelled peanuts at room temperature
- 1½ tsp baking powder
Wet ingredients-
- 2 medium sized over ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c milk
Toppings-
- a handful of dry roasted and shelled peanuts, chopped
- 60 gms dark chocolate ( I used one with 80% cocoa solids)
- 3-4 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven at 165 deg C. Grease and line a loaf pan with baking paper.
- Add all the dry into a food processor and pulse a couple of times to a slightly coarse texture. Do not run the machine continuously or else the nuts will begin to release their oils and the mixture will be too greasy. ( Check the video below for more details)
- Transfer the mixture into a large bowl and keep aside.
- in another bowl, add all the wet ingredients, and whisk together till everything just comes together.
- Whisk the dry ingredients to ensure that there are no lumps in the mixture.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry mixture and tip in the wet mixture.
- Fold in, preferable with a rubber spatula until everything is just mixed together. Do not overmix.
- Let the mixture rest for about 10 minutes.`
- Run the spatula through the mixture a couple of times and then transfer the mixture into the lined loaf pan.
- Place the pan in the centre of the oven for 50-60 minutes or till a skewer inserted through the centre comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan over a rack for a few minutes before taking it out.
- Leave the loaf to cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the topping, melt the chocolate and milk together ( I used my microwave) and leave for a few minutes to thicken slightly. I prefer it when it is not too runny but still soft and gooey.
- Once the loaf has cooled, spoon the chocolate mixture over the top of the loaf and spread over it. Sprinkle the chopped nuts on top.
- Cut into slices and serve. Store remaining slices in an air tight container at room temperature for two days.