Oh recipe titles why you gotta be so hard  . . .

Honestly, I could come up with new recipes and ideas for new recipes all day long but when it comes time to name them . . . I struggle.

Like, really, truly struggle!

In the interest of full disclosure, I have been back and forth, talking and texting my nearest and dearest more times than I can count (no really, I lost count) with ideas and suggestion on what to call this divine little loaf . . .

Choc Fudge Banana Crumb Cake . . .

Choc Fudge Streusel Topped Banana Bread . . .

Choc Fudge Banana Crumble . . .

And, to be honest, I don’t really love any of them.

This loaf though, oh how I adore it!

And, I suppose, at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter what it’s “official” title is because oh my word, you guys . . . this right here is heaven in a loaf pan!

Think chocolate brownie, meets banana bread, meets coffee cake , meets crumble . . .

Decadent and rich (but not too rich), subtly sweet, seriously chocolaty, SUPER FUDGEY , secretly healthy (although no one would know it) dark chocolate banana bread finished with a deliciously buttery, crisp, crunchy, cinnamon spiked, streusel / crumble topping.

You guys, I can’t even!

I mean would you just look at the texture . . .

I hate to say it but sooo moist!

And that golden halo of a crumble it’s wearing . . .

I mean, can you even . . .

Is it breakfast?

Is it afternoon tea?

Is it dessert?

The answer my friend is yes, yes and YES!

Serve it for breakfast with a dollop of coconut or Greek style yogurt, some fresh fruit, a drizzle of nut butter and a big ol’ vat of coffee, of course.

Along side a nice cup of green tea for an afternoon treat

or, for an indulgent little late night dessert, serve it with a mountain of whipped vanilla coconut cream and/or a scoop of your fave ice cream and a couple of cheeky chunks of dark chocolate and you my friend are in for a real treat!

Although even served simply just as it is, is all kinds of wonderful. It really needs nothing else!

Just look at it . . .

All natural, quick and easy, subtly sweet, deliciously indulgent, seriously chocolaty, SUPER FUDGEY , secretly healthy choc fudge banana crumb cake

Gluten Free – Dairy Free – Grain Free – Refined Sugar Free – Keto – Paleo & Vegan Friendly

SOOOOOOO good!

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

Choc Fudge Banana Crumb Cake
{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)

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 Tablespoon of maple syrup

1/4 cup of coconut flour

1/4 cup of cacao

1/2-1 teaspoon of instant espresso – Optional – to help enhance the richness of the cacao

1/2  teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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

For the Streusel/Crumb topping ;

1/4 cup raw almonds, roughly chopped  or just pulsed in the blender to make a chunky crumb

2 teaspoons of monk fruit sweetener (sub coconut sugar)

1 Tablespoon of coconut flour

1 Tablespoon of hemp seeds – Optional – for plant based protein & omega’s-
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1 pinch of cinnamon

1 1/2 Tablespoons of coconut oil, melted

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 banana bread 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 – Place all ingredients for your streusel topping into a small bowl and stir to combine.

6 – Evenly sprinkle your streusel on to the top of your banana bread.

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

If you feel like your streusel is browning a little quickly and fear it may catch and burn cover with foil.

8– Slice and Devour.