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Tahini, Walnut & Dark Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1/4 cup liquid honey
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/3 cup mashed banana , very ripe (3-4 large) plus 1 less ripe whole banana to top
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup spelt flour (or plain flour if you don’t have it)
  • 3/4 cup almond meal (ground almonds)
  • 125 g dark chocolate , roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup toasted walnuts , roughly chopped
  • a less ripe banana and about a tablespoon of sesame seeds to top
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
  2. Toast the walnuts on a baking tray in the oven for 5 minutes if using.
  3. Whisk together olive oil, tahini, honey, dark brown sugar and eggs.
  4. Stir in mashed banana.
  5. Sift over the dry ingredients and fold to combine. Fold in the dark chocolate and/or walnuts.
  6. Pour into tin and top with halved banana and sprinkled sesame seeds.
  7. Bake 40-50 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out just clean (except if it’s just getting melted chocolate). Leave to cool in the tin.