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Coffee and Walnut Banana Loaf (Oil & Refined Sugar Free)

  • Preparation:  min
    Time:  min
  • Easy
  • 12 slices
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Time: 35 min
  • Easy
  • 12 slices

Coffee and walnut are a match made in heaven, they make the tastiest cake by far and anyone who says otherwise is just lying! On a serious note, there's just something about a sweet coffee sponge with crunchy walnuts and a creamy frosting that I just can't get enough of. As always, my banana bread is oil and refined sugar free so you can enjoy the decadence of a coffee and walnut cake under the guise of a healthy snack, what more could you want?

Ingredients

Coffee and Walnut Banana Loaf

Ingredients for banana loaf:

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 2.5 tbsps coffee
  • 2 tbsps cashew butter
  • 125g self-raising flour
  • 125g spelt flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 50g walnuts
  • 2 tbsps coconut sugar

Ingredients for the frosting

  • 2 tbsps cashew butter
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 3 tbsps almond milk
  • 4 walnuts

How to make Coffee and Walnut Banana Loaf (Oil & Refined Sugar Free)

1. Start by lining a loaf tin with baking paper and preheating your oven to 180 degrees oC. In a large bowl combine your self-raising and spelt flours with coconut sugar and bicarbonate of soda.

2. Add 75ml boiling water to your coffee to form an espresso.

3. In a separate bowl, mash your bananas until smooth then, add the coffee and cashew butter, stirring well until totally combined.

4. Now combine your wet and dry ingredients, stirring well to ensure that there are no rogue flour lumps! Finally, roughly chop your walnuts, add to the mixture then pour into your loaf tin. Place the loaf in the oven to bake for 35 minutes but cover with foil after 20 minutes to prevent burning.

5. Once cooked, remove from the tin and allow to cool for around half an hour before icing. As the loaf cools, finely chop your walnuts and make your frosting by mixing your cashew butter, maple syrup and almond milk, stirring well until you've got a smooth, pouring consistency.

6. Once the loaf is cool, drizzle generously with icing and sprinkle with walnuts then you're ready to eat. I'd recommend popping the kettle on and serving with a mug of hot coffee because, hey, there's no such thing as too much coffee, right?!


I hope you give this delicious coffee and walnut banana loaf a try! And if you do, be sure to tag the picture at our Instagram  so we can see :)

This recipe is full of goodness

  • Rich in healthy vitamins & minerals
  • Good source of fibre
  • High in antioxidants

Bananas are great for your digestive system! They help aid digestion, stimulate the growth of friendly bacteria and because they are high in fibre they help keep your bowels healthy.

About Ciara

Ciara is an avid food and fitness blogger who loves to share fitness tips, cruelty-free lifestyle advice and an abundance of delicious and easy-to-make plant-based recipes on her blog Ciara's Corner. Since going vegan a few years ago, food has become her biggest passion in life.

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