This is the best Paleo Banana Bread recipe you will ever try! It's easy to make, moist with a beautiful crumb and tastes like it's from a bakery but it's grain-free & dairy-free, with no refined sugar.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x4” baking pan (you can use a 9x5” pan but your loaf will be thinner and baking time will be less) with parchment paper and grease. Set aside.
In a small bowl combine coconut flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large, glass mixing bowl melt together coconut oil and almond butter (for about 1 minute on high), stir until combined.
Add mashed banana, maple syrup and vanilla extract stir until combined.
Stir in egg.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until completely combined. Let it sit for 2-5 minutes to thicken slightly.
Gently mix in chocolate chips.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes, until top is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes before gently removing the loaf from the pan to a wire rack to cool.
Slice and serve.
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Ingredient Substitution Notes
Coconut oil. Grass-fed butter or ghee are good substitutes.
Almond butter. Cashew butter is the best substitution, but any nut or seed butter can be used in this recipe.
Maple Syrup. Honey is a great substitute.
Mix-ins. These are optional but recommended. You can use baking chips, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, shredded coconut, etc.
Paleo Chocolate Chips & BarsSometimes it's hard to figure out which chocolate chips are Paleo, so here are some of my favorite healthier chocolate options.
Hu Kitchen Chocolate Gems. This is my favorite paleo chocolate. These gems are delicious and easy to toss into cookies (no bar chopping required).
Hu Kitchen Dark Chocolate Bars. You can also buy dark chocolate bars and chop them up to toss into these paleo chocolate chip cookies.
Lily's Dark Chocolate. They make chips and bars that are stevia sweetened, low carb, keto, etc.