Sugar free maple vanilla banana bread with the creamiest, dreamiest whipped espresso “cream cheese” frosting is happening at your house, today (if not today, please promise me it will be sometime in the VERY near future)!!!!
It’s super delicious, seriously easy and makes a wonderful treat, any time of day!
Im trying to think of something fun to tell you, some witty caption but honestly, I got nothing . . .
All I can think about is how insanely delicious this banana bread is (was?!) and how excited I am for you to try it!
Subtly sweet, light, fluffy, super flavourful banana bread topped with lashings of secretly healthy, protein-packed whipped espresso “cream cheese” frosting . . . it’s a need my friend, A NEED!
Not surprisingly whatsoever, the espresso-infused frosting is my favourite part. Not that banana bread needs any help but, if there was anything on earth that could make banana bread taste better, you can stop looking, I found it!!!!!!
Banana bread + (secretly healthy) cream cheese frosting + coffee = so much yes!
If you’re not into coffee (tell me how it is we’re friends again?! Jks, you know I love you it just means more for me!) you can absolutely leave it out! Even without the hint of espresso, cream cheese frosting always = a very good time! I promise it will be totally fine and still taste fantastic because banana bread and cream cheese are a match made in heaven. Creamy, dreamy, decadent, rich, and oh so delicious. Just mayyyyyybe not quite as magical as it is with the espresso in my opinion but you know that I’m a huge, HUGE coffee lover. I promise it will still be insanely delicious even without the espresso #youdoyouboo
So, if you, like me, are looking for a way to use up those ever-present, manky, over-ripe bananas (+ a new way to get your coffee on) , Igotchu! This sugar free, maple vanilla banana bread is EXACTLY what you need!
A delicious little (secretly healthy) twist on your classic style banana bread but taken to a whole new level because it’s slathered with the lushest whipped espresso cream cheese frosting that I kind of want to slather it over my entire life! One taste and I’m sure you will be right there with me!
I mean, can you even . . .
You know you want in on this! ↑↑↑
Super simple, I N S A N E L Y delicious and it also happens to be secretly good for you! Made with no refined flours or sugars using just a handful of ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and ca be ready to devour within the hour!
Gluten Free – Dairy free (if you want) – Grain free – Refined Sugar free – Low Carb – Paleo – Vegan friendly !
But most importantly it really is a little slice of heaven right here on earth and you need it in your life because, yummmmm
Enjoy xo
- Cook Time: 20-60 mins
- Persons: 10+
- Difficulty: Easy
- Ingredients
- For the Sugar Free Maple Vanilla Banana bread –
- 2 eggs
- 2 large (manky over-ripe) bananas = 1 C mashed
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 1/4 C almond butter
- 1/2 C maple syrup – I use sugar free monk fruit maple
- 2 C almond flour
- 1/4 C Macro Mike white choc (or vanilla) almond protein powder (see notes for subs)**
- 1 tsp baking pwd
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- For the Protein Packed Espresso “Cream Cheese” Frosting –
- 1 C vanilla yoghurt
- 3-4 Tbsp powdered sweetener of choice – I love using 1/2 powdered monk fruit / icing sugar (I just buy it @ woolworths) & 1/2 – Make Mike – vanilla (or iced mocha!!) protein powder for an extra nutritional boost
- 1-2 tsp finely ground instant espresso (more or less to taste)
I use OG Before you speak coffee you can order online @ before you speak coffee – EMS10 = 10% off I guarantee it will change your life! - Optional add in –
- 1 Tbsp collagen – does not change the taste or texture at all but it adds an extra hit of protein & is great for hair, skin nails & gut healing goodness.
- Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 175’C/350″f and a baking tray with baking/parchment paper and set aside
- Mix eggs, banana, vanilla, maple syrup and almond butter until smooth, creamy and well combined.
- Add all remaining ingredients for your sugar free maple vanilla banana bread and stir to combine.
- Pour into your prepared baking tray(or trays if making 2 small loaves instead of 1 large) and bake 2 x smaller loaves for 30-40 mins and 1 x large loaf for 40-60 minutes until the top is golden and a toothpick has just a few crumbs attached when inserted into the middle.
If you feel like the top is browning too quickly just lightly cover with foil while it continues to bake. - Once cooked, set aside to cool while you make your frosting.
- To make the frosting –
- Beat yoghurt, powdered sweetener / protein pwd and espresso powder until lush and silky smooth.
- Slather your frosting over your banana bread
- Slice
- Devour!
* If you’re not using a super thick Greek style yoghurt you can lay some muslin cloth in a colander/fine-mesh sieve and let it sit to drain out some of the excess water.
** I love Macro Mike plant based almond protein powder (have not tested any other in this recipe). Its gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, boosted with probiotics & truly tastes all kinds of incredible. Its hands down without question the smoothest, most delicious, elite tasting protein power (plant based/dairy free or otherwise!!) I have ever tried. And I have tried A LOT! Use AMB-EM to get a cheeky discount of you want to try it & believe me, you do!
NOTE – You can sub 1 teaspoon of coconut flour in place of the protein powder but the taste & nutritional boost the protein pwd adds really takes these muffins to a whole new level!
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Question of the day –
What’s your favourite way to use up those manky over-ripe bananas? A girl can never have too many options! LMK
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Do it, do it You know you want to
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