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3 spice sunflower seed no processed sugar banana bread 4 0869 e1492352719946

Three Spice Sunflower Seed Healthy Banana Bread

Super big on taste and texture, this three spice sunflower seed, light and healhty vegan banana bread has no processed sugar. 
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 154 kcal

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole spelt flour*
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger**
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp cinnamon***
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, raw, unsalted
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened dark chocolate chips (optional)

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 overripe mashed bananas (1 cup mashed)
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil (or any other kind)
  • 1 flax egg
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup****
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (can sub it with white vinegar)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Prepare a 8.5" x 4.5" baking pan by smearing oil on all sides and sprinkling with flour. 
  • Add all the dry ingredients (except sunflower seeds and chocolate chips) to a bowl  and use a whisk to mix well. 
  • Add all the wet ingredients except apple cider vinegar to a separate bowl and whisk till well mixed.  
  • Add dry ingredients to the wet and mix well with a whisk. Add apple cider vinegar and mix it a couple of times with a whisk. 
  • Fold in sunflower seeds and chocolate chips (if using).
  • Bake in the preheated over for around 1 hour. It's a good idea to start checking at around 55 minutes. When done, a fork or toothpick inserted in the middle of the bread comes out clean. 
  • Put the baking pan on a cooling rack for about 15 minutes before tapping the bread out of the pan. Enjoy. 

Notes

*you can sub it with 1 cup of white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour. With regular whole wheat flour the texture tends to be less tender, but still tastes great. You can also use 3/4 cup regular whole wheat flour+1/4 cup of all-purpose flour to get a softer bread. 
**I have not tried it in this bread, but you can sub ground ginger with 1/4 tsp freshly grated ginger. 
***If you don't have ginger or cloves, increase the cinnamon amount to 1.5 teaspoons. 
****I prefer my bread not too sweet. You can add 2 tbsp of additional maple syrup to make the bread sweeter. Instead of maple syrup, you can also use 1/4 cup + 2tbsp of organic cane sugar+ 2tbsp apple sauce (or oil)
Make it low-sugar
To lower the sugar content you can decrease maple syrup by 2 tbsp and add 2 tbsp of unsweetened apple sauce. 
Make it kid-friendly
Instead of unsweetened, add semi-sweet chocolate chips. You can also add 1-2 extra tbsp of maple syrup to make the bread sweeter. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 107mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin C: 1.7mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.9mg
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