Name: Vegan banana bread with chestnuts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 2 large ripe bananas; ⅓ cup oil; ½ cup oat or hazelnut milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cup spelt flour; 1 cup flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp cinnamon powder; 200g vacuum packed or roasted and peeled chestnuts; ½ cup muscovado sugar; Icing sugar or 1 banana to serve

Vegan banana bread with chestnuts

18 Jan 2023

by Wholeness

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

55 minutes

Total Time

1 hour

Background

This vegan banana bread with chestnuts is perfect during Veganuary (and the winter months) – it’s moist, healthy and filling. It goes well with morning coffee or afternoon tea.

Ingredients

2 large ripe bananas
⅓ cup oil
½ cup oat or hazelnut milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cup spelt flour
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon powder
200g vacuum packed or roasted and peeled chestnuts
½ cup muscovado sugar
Icing sugar or 1 banana to serve

Instructions

Put the chestnuts into a blender and process until you get crumbs. Transfer this into a mixing bowl.
Puree the bananas in the blender, add the oil and vanilla. Pulse for a few seconds, then spoon this mixture into the mixing bowl. Add the other ingredients and mix well until sticky and dough-like.
Line a bread tin with baking paper and spoon in the mixture. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 45-55 minutes until golden on the outside and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack, then decorate with sliced bananas, dipped in icing, or dust with icing sugar.