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Gut friendly banana macadamia bread

Healthy, refined sugar free, grain free banana bread with delicious buttery and health promoting macadamias. Recipe by nutritionist and naturopath Casey-Lee Lyons from Live Love Nourish.
3 from 2 votes
Servings 8
Course Snack
Preference Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Perfect for Healthy Snack
Skill level Easy

Ingredients
  

  • 3 free range eggs large
  • 1 1/2 cups banana mashed, overripe
  • 1 tbsp macadamia nut oil
  • 1-2 tbsp rice malt syrup or honey
  • 1 1/2 cup macadamias roughly chopped
  • 1 cup almond meal
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat your fan-forced oven to 175°C.
  • In a mixing bowl whisk eggs with mashed banana, macadamia oil and rice malt syrup. In a blender or food processor pulse 1 cup macadamia nuts to a ground nut meal consistency (some texture is ok).
  • Add ground macadamias, almond meal, baking powder and cinnamon to wet mixture and combine. Stir through remaining macadamia nuts. Pour into a lined loaf tin and bake in oven for 40-45 minutes or until cooked through and lightly golden.
  • Before baking top with extra crushed macadamia nuts or sliced banana. 
  • Serving Suggestion
    Serve a slice warmed, toasted or topped with yoghurt or macadamia nut butter and a drizzle of honey.

Nutrition

Calories: 331kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 7gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 217mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 108IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 2mg

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