Paleo Chocolate and Cinnamon Banana Bread

I have been baking with chocolate all week and this morning decided to make this banana bread. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out but I have to say ... Amazing! You really need to try this recipe! I'd better get down stairs to hide some before it is all gone.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 294 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
• ½ cup coconut flour
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
• ½ cup almond butter
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil, or more as needed
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt the chocolate, butter, and 1 teaspoon coconut oil in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove from heat and stir in cinnamon.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with 1 teaspoon coconut oil.

Step 3

Sift coconut flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Place mashed bananas in a large bowl; fold flour mixture into bananas with a rubber spatula.

Step 4

Beat almond butter and eggs together in a bowl until creamy; add to banana mixture and mix well.

Step 5

Pour 1/2 banana mixture into prepared loaf pan; top with 2 tablespoons chocolate mixture. Use a fork to spread and swirl the chocolate mixture through the banana batter. Repeat with remaining banana batter and chocolate mixture.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and loaf is cooked through, 50 minutes.