Description
Gluten Free Banana Bread made with Quinoa and Oats
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups quinoa, cooked
- 3 small bananas
- 2 Tablespoons nut butter of choice, softened
- 2 Tablespoons non dairy milk or milk of choice. 3 Tablespoons milk if batter is too thick.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup coconut sugar (adjust to sweetness likeness)
- 1 cup oat flour (around 120 grams) See notes on how to make oat flour with ground rolled oats and other flour substitutes.
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- Optional 1/2–2/3 cup chocolate chips (dark chocolate or non dairy).
- Sliced banana to go on top, optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- Rinse the quinoa then cook in rice cooker or stove according to instructions.
- Once cooked, transfer to a bowl and fluff.
- Place cooked quinoa, banana, nut butter, milk, vanilla, and eggs in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. The batter will be thick and look like pancake batter.
- Pour into a mixing bowl.
- In another bowl, mix dry ingredients, sifting together flour and baking soda/powder.
- Combine your dry ingredients with your banana quinoa batter until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips, if using.
- Pour into a lined or greased 8×4 bread pan, top with additional chocolate chips and sliced banana, if using.
- Place in oven for 50-55 minutes, cover with foil at halfway point to prevent browning. Depending on your oven, it could take 45 minutes or up to 55 minute.
Notes
- To make oat flour, grin rolled oats in a high speed blender until fine flour is formed. Or you may use packed oat flour. Bob’s Redmill carries gluten free oat flour. Other flour substitutes – millet flour, or brown rice flour. Gluten Free AP flour works too but bread will be more dense. If using AP flour reduce amount to 3/4 cup.
- To make it more sweet, add in 1/4 cup more sugar or chocolate chips if desired. It’s very moist and good by itself or with honey on top. This bread is also freezer friendly.
- Nutrition below based on banana bread without chocolate chips added.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 55 min
- Category: baking
- Method: bread
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 184
- Sugar: 11.7 g
- Sodium: 256.1 mg
- Fat: 4.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 30.1 g
- Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 6.4 g
- Cholesterol: 41.3 mg