Date-sweetened Toasted Coconut, Pecan, and Chocolate Banana Bread with Molasses Crumble
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Recipe type: Quick Bread, Vegan, Gluten Free
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Serves: 1 8"x4" loaf
 
Ingredients
  • "WET" MIXTURE
  • 4 very ripe bananas
  • ½ cup pitted dates
  • ¾ cup coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp espresso powder (optional)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • "DRY" MIXTURE
  • 1¼ cup quick cook oats, ground into flour
  • ½ cup raw quinoa, ground into flour
  • ¼ cup buckwheat flour, or more oat flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup pecans, toasted* and roughly chopped
  • ½ cup chocolate chunks
  • ½ cup toasted coconut**
  • MOLASSES CRUMBLE
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 4 pitted dates
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • ⅓ cup old fashioned oats
  • ¼ cup coconut chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350⁰F and line a 8" by 4" loaf pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a food processor, add all the ingredients for the wet mixture and process until smooth.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the dry mixture. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and use a spatula to mix until fully incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top with the spatula.
  4. In the same food processor (no need to clean it out), blend the coconut oil and dates for the molasses crumble to make a paste. Add the molasses, oats, and coconut chips and pulse until combined. Gently press the crumble mixture evenly over the surface of the batter and bake it in the oven for 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs. Cool completely on a cooling rack before removing from the pan and slicing.
Notes
*Toast pecans in a 350⁰F oven for 10 to 12 minutes
**Although I used coconut chips, I would recommend using unsweetened shredded coconut. Toast coconut in a 350⁰F oven for 1 to 2 minutes
Recipe by Radiant Rachels at https://radiantrachels.com/date-sweetened-toasted-coconut-pecan-and-chocolate-banana-bread-with-molasses-crumble/