Low Carb Banana Flour Bread
Low Carb Banana Flour Bread is a great holiday treat! Banana flour is made with green, unripe banana flour. You might be thinking that bananas are not a “low carb” food. However, this flour is a wonderful gluten-free ingredient that has a host of health benefits. Green banana flour has prebiotic effects on the gut because it is full of resistant starch (a gut-friendly fiber). The prebiotics is helpful to feed the probiotics that enter the body. The flavor of banana flour has slight banana and earthy notes with a natural sweetness.
How to Make It
Step 1
Preheat an oven to 350 F. Line a standard-sized loaf pan with parchment paper that hangs off both long sides of the pan. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients, including the green banana flour, kosher salt, baking powder, and Swerve (use the powdered version). Whisk well to combine.
Step 2
Next, add in the eggs, melted coconut oil, banana extract, and vanilla extract. Whisk well to combine. At this point, you could add mashed banana if desired.
Step 3
Finally, add in the unsweetened almond milk and lemon juice. Make sure to add the lemon juice very last as it helps to activate the baking powder. Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Take the medium-sized banana and slice it in half lengthwise. Decorate the top of the loaf with the bananas cut side up. You can skip this step if you are trying to keep the loaf very low carb.
Step 4
Bake for 45 minutes or until the loaf is puffed, golden, and baked through. A toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf should come out clean. Allow the loaf to cool completely before removing from the loaf pan and slicing it.
Step 5
If it is difficult to cut, turn the loaf upside down and slice from the bottom side to not disturb the banana slices on top. To make the glaze, combine ½ cup Swerve and 1 ½ tbsp of unsweetened almond milk together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the cut loaf. The loaf can be kept for up to 2 days at room temperature in an airtight container. Then place into the refrigerator for up to one week.
Ingredients
- Organic Green Banana Flour by Let’s Do Organic
¾ cup
- Coarse Kosher Salt by Morton
¼ tsp
- Baking Powder
1 teaspoon
- The Ultimate Icing Sugar Replacement by Swerve
1 cup
- Raw Egg
5 large
- Coconut Oil
⅓ cup
- Banana Extract
1 x 1 tsp
- Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon
- Almond Milk
¼ cup
- Lemon Juice
2 teaspoon
- Banana
1 medium – 7″ to 7 7/8″ long
- The Ultimate Icing Sugar Replacement by Swerve
1 cup
- Almond Milk
¼ cup