Please tell me I’m not the only one who finds it extremely satisfying to transform those manky, every present, over-ripe bananas in to something that tastes truly magical?!

I don’t know what it is but I really, REALLY enjoy it!

Maybe it’s because more often than not, I get rewarded with a tasty treat of some kind.

Smoothies, muffins, cupcakes are good but banana bread is my fave thing to make.

I just love everything about it.

The smell of it baking, slicing into it fresh from the oven  . . .

I mean who doesn’t love a big ol’ slice of freshly baked banana bread?!

And don’t even get me started on the way it somehow, magically,  manages to get a little better, even more delicious and flavorful, in the days that follow?!

How something so unappetizing can be transformed into something so delicious with so few ingredients, so little effort, in so little time.

It really is magical

And would you just look at it!

You guys . . . this chocolate chai spiced banana bread really is all kinds of magical!

I’m talking next level delicious!

The richness of cacao combined with the caramelized sweetness of those over-ripe bananas and that gentle, heart and belly warming hum of chai inspired spices!

Decadent enough to be savored as a late night (or anytime) treat but it’s also light and (secretly) healthy enough to be served for breakfast.

Slather it with vanilla coconut or Greek style yogurt , top it with some sliced banana, a drizzle it with creamy, dreamy almond butter (& a big ol’ vat of coffee, of course) and you , my friend, are in for a real treat!

This chocolate chai spiced banana bread is crunchy on the outside (those crispy edges and slightly gnarly cracked edges are my fave), but super soft, seriously moist on the inside!

Sooooo good!

Made with no refined flours or sugars using just a handful of ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and bakes up to delicious, delectable, devour-able perfection in less than an hour!

Simply throw all your ingredients into your trusty ol’ food processor or blender and let it do the work for you.

Blend – Pour – Bake – Devour!

Gluten Free – Dairy free – Grain Free – Refined sugar free –  Paleo –  Keto &  Vegan friendly

Doooooo it!

Make it. Eat it.Love, love, love it!

Chocolate Chai Spiced Almond Butter Swirled Banana Bread
{Gluten Free – Dairy Free – Grain Free – Refined Sugar Free – Vegan – Keto & Paleo Friendly}

Ingredients –

2  over ripe bananas  – Keto/ low carb lovin’ friends and those of you who have trouble digesting those bananas –  soak/ferment your bananas in coconut water keifr or kombucha overnight and you should be good to go – read more about how/why it works here

3 eggs – vegan friends sub flax/chia egg or your fave egg placers

1/4 cup of almond butter (or nut/seed butter of choice) + extra for swirling

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 Tablespoon of maple syrup

1/4 cup of coconut flour

1/4 cup of cacao

1 (heaping) teaspoon of homemade chai spice

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

2-4 Tablespoons (1/3-1/2 a block) of roughly chopped dark chocolate – optional, but not really

Optional add ins;

1 teaspoon of maca – for hormone balance

1-2 scoops of Vital proteins unflavored collagen peptides – for gut healing goodness

1 scoop protein powder – for extra protein (vanilla or unflavored would work best in this recipe) – I use Proganics Vanilla whey – you can use EMS10 to get 10% off

Method –

1 – Pre-heat oven to 175’C/350/F

2 – Grease/line a loaf pan and set aside.

3 – Place all ingredients into your food processor or blender and process until smooth and well combined. You could also just mash/stir in a bowl if you prefer

4 – Pour into your prepared loaf pan

5 – Swirl with extra almond butter – just randomly drop spoonfuls of almond butter and drag a toothpick, knife, spoon, (or just your finger) through it to create a swirl.

6 – Bake for 30-40 minutes until a tooth pick has just a few moist crumbs attached when inserted into the centre.

7 – Slice and Devour.