Almond Butter Banana Bread with Cookie Crumble

Ciarra Siller

by | Updated: December 4th, 2016

Anyone who’s anyone has had banana bread. You’ve probably had it with chocolate chips, with walnuts or with no nuts at all. Though good in their own way, you may be missing out on something else inside. Stuffed with a layer of creamy almond butter, this banana bread comes with a pleasant twist on classic mix-ins. On top of that (literally) is a sprinkling of cookie crumbles. It’s certainly a change from tradition; but then again, you’re not just anyone.

Healthy Banana Bread Recipe Stuffed with Almond Butter

Almond Butter Banana Bread with Cookie Crumble

Makes about 10 slices

Ingredients

2 medium-size ripe bananas
2 Tbsp. coconut sugar
¼ cup maple syrup (or honey or agave)
4 Tbsp. Greek yogurt
2 eggs
½ cup oat flour
½ cup coconut flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. almond butter
¼ protein cookie, crumbled

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and coat a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or coconut oil.
  2. In a large bowl, mash bananas. Stir in sugar, syrup and eggs, whisking until smooth.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine flours and baking powder until incorporated.
  4. Add dry mixture to wet, stirring until well combined.
  5. Pour half the batter into loaf pan. Spread almond butter down the center of batter. Pour remaining batter in pan, covering the almond butter layer.
  6. Sprinkle cookie crumbles on top of batter and bake 30 – 33 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Let cool about 15 minutes before removing from pan and slicing.
Ciarra Siller

Ciarra began creating clean eating and whole food recipes as a way to satisfy her unrelenting sweet tooth—without having to pay the price. She began blogging her recipes and photos in early 2014 as a way to share and help people around the world live a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Even with a busy schedule, she always makes time for her food and fitness and of course, blogging about it on her Instagram account, PeanutButterPlusChocolate and facebook.com/peanutbutterpluschocolate. Her sites include numerous wholefood recipes, from raw vegan to paleo—many featuring the ingredients: peanut butter and chocolate. Because what goes together better than that?