Healthy vegan pumpkin Banana bread – Sweetener and spices.

First of all I love, love, LOVE sweet treats, especially during the colder seasons. But…I can’t eat sugar loaded things every day . I already own “gentle” curves . Thats why I regularly have to come up with recipes that still taste great and satisfy my sweet tooth but aren’t loaded with unhealthy carbs and refined sugar.

How do I sweeten this recipe

• very ripe bananas – its a classic, right? Nothing is sweeter than almost dead bananas.
• Dates – It’s another great source to add sweetness to your recipes.
• Sugar crust: I have to be honest with you, this recipe has a sugar cinnamon crust. I added it because I have to sell that healthier pumpkin bread to my husband and kids. The crust contains 1-2 tbsp of brown sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin seeds. It makes this bread just a little bit more fancy and special and nobody will know that its healthy . The crust is optional of course.

The best way to use dates is to first soak them in hot water for 2 hours and afterwards train them and blend into a paste . This way you alway have a ready to use natural sweeter in your fridge. I pour the date paste into a glass with a screw lid and leave it in the fridge. If you aren’t baking on a regularly base you can freeze the paste in small badges and thaw it whenever you need it.

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Pumpkin banana bread – an easy way to make the pumpkin puree

The easiest way to transform your pumpkin into ready to use pumpkin puree is:

• Peel the pumpkin
• Cut into small pieces, moist it a little bit with water
• bake for 30 minutes or until tender at 350 degree in the oven.
• Blend (add a little bit water, if necessary) and can or freeze the puree for later use.
• Tadaaaaa. Easy, right?!?

Healthy details

• whole spelt flour : it provides several essential nutrients, such as iron, magnesium and zinc. It’s also an important source of carbs, protein and fiber.
• Pumpkins are incredibly healthy. they are rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
• Bananas: They are a really health power horse.They contain fiber, potassium, folate, and antioxidants, such as vitamin C. All of these support heart health.
• Dates: dates are particular rich in vitamins A, B6 and K. Those vitamins promote bone growth and improve eye health.

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Looking for other healthy recipes? Here are my favorites:

• Healthy cheesecake recipe for 2
• Creamy wild nettle soup with garlic and spicy granola
• Healthy coconut chocolate chia seed pudding
• Healthy brownie bliss balls with tahini and cardamom
• Easy yellow Thai curry with sweet potatoes, asparagus and shrimps
• Whole grain carrot cake scones with honey lemon glaze
• Honey, quinoa, carrot & pear mini loafs

Lastly if you make this Healthy, low sugar pumpkin banana bread, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from yo guys and always to my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag us on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite .

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Warm Hugs Nina

The most delicious Healthy Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread you ever made

5 from 14 votes

Recipe by Nina Course: afternoon treat, Bread, Breakfast, fall dessertCuisine: American

Servings

8

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

1

hour 

Calories

262

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

30

minutes

This is a super easy moist and healthy recipe for a vegan low sugar Pumpkin Banana bread . It's sweetness comes from the ripe Bananas of course and from the added dates. The added spices makes this bread perfect for a little fall afternoon treat. I topped the bread with a cinnamon sugar crust made of 2 tbsp brown sugar mixed with coarsely ground pumpkin seeds and cinnamon. The only real sugar used in this recipe.

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Ingredients

• Dry ingredients

• 220 g 220 spelt flour I used whole meal spelt flour

• 1 pinch 1 salt

• 1 1/2 tsp 1 1/2 ground cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp 1/4 ground cardamom optional

• 1/4 tsp 1/4 ground nutmeg optional

• 1/4 tsp 1/4 ground piment optional

• 1 pinch 1 ground cloves optional

• 2 tsp 2 baking powder

• 1 tsp 1 baking soda

• Wet ingredients

• 3 3 bananas very ripe, almost dead

• 3 3 dates soaked in hot water for 2 hours and blended until its a paste.

• 100 g 100 pumpkin puree

• 80 g 80 butter vegan, melted. You can also use coconut oil melted.

• 3 tbsp 3 plant based milk

• Sugar crust, optional

• 2 tbsp 2 brown sugar

• 2 tbsp 2 pumpkin seeds chopped

• 1 tsp 1 cinnamon ground

• Optional add ins

• 1/2 cup 1/2 roasted pumpkin seeds or any other nuts you like

• 1/2 cup 1/2 86% dark chocolate

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 170 degree Celsius (340 degree Fahrenheit) and prepare a medium sized loaf pan with baking paper or oil it with coconut oil or vegan butter. (21cm x12cmx7cm).
• In a medium sized bowl mix together all the dry and set aside.
• In another medium sized bowl mix together all the wet ingredients together.
• Now mix together in a large bowl with a wooden spoon the wet and the dry ingredients. If the batter is to tense add another 1 or 2 tbsp plant based milk.
• Optional: Add in nuts and/or chocolate
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar and pumpkin seeds on top.
• Bake the banana bread for 1 hour or until a wooden skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the bread.
• Let cool completely before transferring the banana pumpkin bread onto a plate. Enjoy with some beaten cream .

Nutrition Facts

• Calories: 262kcal
• Carbohydrates: 38g
• Protein: 5g
• Fat: 11g
• Saturated Fat: 5g
• Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
• Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
• Trans Fat: 0.3g
• Cholesterol: 22mg
• Sodium: 217mg
• Potassium: 333mg
• Fiber: 6g
• Sugar: 10g
• Vitamin A: 2226IU
• Vitamin C: 4mg
• Calcium: 69mg
• Iron: 2mg

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This is the best gluten free banana bread recipe you will ever make. It’s only made with healthy ingredients, non dairy and made with Reyhani basmati rice. Topped is this goodness with a yummy peanut butter chocolate swirl. You can make it in your blender and it’s ready for the oven in about 10 minutes.

You already know that Antonia and I like to support local businesses and farmers. And we proudly support Reyhani! Reyhani is a small family business in our hometown Graz and the people there love what they do! Their passion is rice. But its not an ordinary rice! The people at Reyhani focus on organic and fair-trade certified rice which means that their rice is free of harmful substances and pollution and that the people working on the rice fields get the chance to work under positive and humanely conditions and get fairly payed for what they do.

Organic. Fair Trade. Environment friendly.

Reyhani focuses to obtain rice from the best growing areas around the world, where the environment is perfect and non polluted and no conventional harvested rice crops are adjoined.

Did you know that their basmati rice gets the nutty unique flavour because the best growing area for basmati rice is on the Himalaya? I love that Reyhani shows so much passion and love for their products and the people working on these rice fields for them. The wrapping is made of paper and therefore environment friendly. That is what we love about a business. They think about the future and how they can contribute to make this world a better place.

Banana rice Bread.

I know it sounds a little bit crazy but this banana bread is awesome and if you wouldn’t know what ingredients I used you would never guess that it’s gluten free and made with rice.

This recipe was developed after Reyhani wrote us their first email. I loved the idea to invent something with rice. But I knew from the beginning that I didn’t want to do some ordinary bowl which is so popular at the moment. Anybody can do a rice bowl but only experimentalists can set the kitchen on fire and develop awesomeness from scratch 😉 .

Easy and fast that’s the way we do gluten free banana bread.

I’m totally in love with recipes made in a blender and you are lucky this IS one for the blender.

Before I start with the recipe I give my cashews(70g) and 6 dates a hot bath for about 10 minutes.

ThenI blend my beautiful delicious basmati rice(120g) until very fine almost like flour. The finer the better.

After blending the rice I add the :

• soaked cashews and dates
• 2 eggs at room temperature
• 120g coconut yoghurt or any other yoghurt
• ground almond meal (70g)
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 very ripe bananas
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch of salt

Blend on high for about 5-7 minutes or until its a very homogenous batter. I add the 2 teaspoons of baking powder and blend for another 10-20 seconds.

Peanut butter chocolate swirl.

For the swirl:

• pour 1/3 of the basmati rice batter in a small bowl and stir it together with 2 teaspoons of creamy peanut butter, 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder and 50ml almond milk.

Make me ready for the oven.

Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius and prepare a loaf pan with coconut oil and sprinkle it with almond meal. Alternately pour the light batter and chocolate batter into the loaf pan and swirl the batter with a wooden stick or a small thin knife.

Decorate the banana rice bread with 1 banana as you like and sprinkle the top with coconut sugar. Bake this delicious goodness for about 45 minutes or until a wooden tooth pick comes out clean.

After the gluten free banana bread is almost cooled drizzle it with some honey, lean back and enjoy it with your loved ones!

This is one of my families favourite recipes at the moment and I know that you will love it as much as they do!

If you try this banana bread, be sure to leave a comment and rate it below and let me know how you liked it. And of course, don’t forget to snap a photo and tag #twosisterslivinglife on Instagram so we can see your beautiful creations.

Sticky hugs and kisses

Nina

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Glutenfree banana bread with basmati rice and chocolate peanut butter swirl

Are you looking for a delicious gluten free banana bread recipe? Than this is the right recipe for you. It's made with basmati rice, nuts and sweetened with dates and a chocolatey peanut butter swirl to make things interesting.

• 120 g basmati rice
• 70 g ground almonds
• 70 g cashews
• 5 dates (pitted)
• 2 eggs (large)
• 3 bananas (ripe, 2 for the cake and 1 for decoration)
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 100 g coconut yoghurt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp brown sugar (for the topping)

Peanut butter Swirl

• 2 tbsp peanut butter
• 50 ml almond milk
• 15 g unsweetened cocoa powder

Banana bread

1. First soak the cashews and the dates in hot water for 10 minutes and strain after that.

   oil a loaf pan and sprinkle it with ground almond meal.

   Pour the rice into a blender and blend until finely ground.

   Add the soaked and drained dates and cashews, 2 bananas, ground almonds, eggs, coconut oil, coconut yoghurt and cinnamon and blend until everything is a homogenous batter.

   Add the baking powder and blend for another 10 seconds.

   Pour 1/3 of the batter into a separate bowl for the swirl.

peanut butter swirl

1. Heat the peanut butter and almond milk for 30 seconds.

   mix peanut butter and almond with a spoon together until runny.

   Add 1/3 of the batter and the cocoa powder and mix everything together with a spoon.

Putting everything together

1. Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius or 360° Fahrenheit

   Alterantely pour the banana bread batter and the peanut swirl into the prepared form and make sure to top it with the swirl.

   Swirl through the batter with a wooden stick and decorate the top with the third banana and sprinkle with brown sugar.

   Bake for 45 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.

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I am Antonia, I love music, my dog and food. I am only 24 and I still don’t know what I am going to be in a few years, maybe I have my own restaurant, maybe I am living in my favorite town Toronto maybe I am a musician and you will hear my voice in the radio; who knows? Did I forget mentioning that I am also a dreamer? Life is not worth living without dreams right?

I am also the one who mostly checks Ninas English spelling because she’s a total disaster with it and since I am better in English than in my mother tongue German. But I haven’t read her latest postings, but yeah it makes her more authentic with the English spelling errors right?

Why are my recipes always only in US-metrics?

First of all I don’t own a kitchen scale.

Second of all, since I was a teenager I only ever used cups and teaspoons or just my eye and ever since I never used a scale again, only occasionally when Nina and I make something together.

Yep that’s the background story to why I only use cups.

Now to this delicious Strawberry Coconut Banana Bread! It’s perfect during the warmer summer months for breakfast, warmed up as a dessert with some vanilla ice cream or as a snack. It’s healthy too and made without refined sugars and high in protein if you use greek joghurt or Skyr Soy Joghurt like I did!

Before I forget yes this is a pink rhubarb which you can see in the picture, I had some left and placed it before baking on the bread as a decoration;)

Enjoy the banana bread and let me know how you liked it! Tag us with one of our recipes on social media @twosisterslivinglife and get a feature in our story as a thank you!

Love, Antonia

Strawberry Coconut Banana Bread

This is the perfect Banana Bread for the Summer! I love to have it for breakfast, dessert with some vanilla ice cream or just as a snack. 

• 4 Bananas (very ripe)
• 1 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup Greek yoghurt
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar
• 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cup strawberry (fresh, cubed)

1. Preheat oven to 350 F° or 170 C° and lightly crease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and put a baking sheet inside.

2. Mash the very ripe bananas with a fork and 2 tbsps of hot water

   Add all ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth and well combined.

   
   
   

3. Add the strawberry and stir them into the batter.

   Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and mix the optional ingredients into the batter

   
   
   

4. You could decorate your Banana Bread with a Banana cut in half or like I did with fresh strawberries.

   
   
   

5. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

   Let loaf cool completely before transferring it onto a plate.

   
   
   

For a vegan version use 2 flaxseed eggs (mix 2 tbsps ground flaxseed meal with 3 tbsp water and lets sit for 15 minutes in the fridge) and instead of the greek yoghurt use a vegan option like vegan coconut yoghurt. Enjoy!

Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

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Did you like this recipe? Take a look a these Banana-Chocolate Chip Scones, my favorite!

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Who wasn’t already on at least one diet? Ok, I see. Almost everyone, me included has been on a diet so far. You know in my 38 years I tried many different diets and some were really boring and sometimes extraordinary awful . So about 2 years ago I started to change my habits about food. I was fed up with being on a constant diet and I hated to always forgo dishes I really loved. I’m not on a diet any longer but instead on a journey on finding my own healthy lifestyle for me and my family and this healthy banana bread fits perfectly into it .

So this delicious healthy banana bread is one of my go to recipes when we need something sweet but don’t want to feel guilty with every bite we take.

I’m always searching for a good recipe which really tastes great and not bland. On my weekends you will most definitely find me in my kitchen trying to develop new recipes and yes sometimes my kitchen resembles a battlefield .

This healthy Banana Bread is ready for baking in only 10 minutes and its a one bowl thing. Yes, that’s my kind of recipe . Its the perfect sunday afternoon treat.

So let’s get started. First we need those reeealy ripe bananas, yes the almost dead ones, yes they are black too. But not all bananas just 3. We need the last one for decorating. Mash the 3 bananas with 2 tablespoons of hot water. This way its much easier. After that we put the mashed bananas and all the other ingredients, except the optional ones, into a bowl and give them a good mix. About 2-3 minutes. Instead of mixing them in your Kitchen Aid you could blend everything in a blender. If you think its a little bit to try just add some milk or water.

After everything is combined, there comes the glorious moment where we can add all the optional things to the batter like walnuts, chopped 85%dark chocolate, goji berries or chia seeds or whatever else you like. But keep in mind that it should still be healthy so please no white chocolate drops or m&ms .

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and and put some extra coconut sugar and cinnamon on top. Please don’t go overboard with the sugar just because its a natural sweetener. 1 tablespoon coconut sugar and one teaspoon cinnamon will do the job just fine <3

Put the pan into the preheated oven at 350F° or 170C° and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. During the baking we can prepare the honey cream cheese glaze. Mix together 1/3 cup cream cheese, 2 tablespoon honey and a pinch of salt and set aside. When the loaf is ready let it cool at room temperature for about 50 minutes. After that transfer the banana bread onto a plate and drizzle it with the glaze.

Have I already told you that I love this recipe? Yes?!? Ok but did you know that this recipe is not only full with good fibres, no the added greek yoghurt enhances the bread with natural proteins too. That means if you are into sports with weights like maybe crossfit this would be good for you too.

Enjoy the banana bread and let me know how you liked it! Tag us with one of our recipes on social media @twosisterslivinglife and get a feature in our story as a thank you!

If you liked this recipe maybe you are interested in our healthy gluten free dutch pancake

Love Nina

No Guilt Healthy Banana Bread

This is the perfect treat for every occasion. It only takes 10 minutes to put this super delicious healthy banana bread made with oats, coconut sugar and greek yoghurt into the oven. Guilt free and the best you can make it a vegan version too.

One Bowl Batter

• 4 very ripe bananas (leave one for decorating)
• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup greek Yoghurt
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar (or sweetener of choice)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp coconut Sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon

*Optional

• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped dark chocolate (optional)

Honey Cream Cheese Glaze

• 2 tbsp honey
• 1/3 Cup cream cheese (softened)
• 1 pinch salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 F° or 170 C° and lightly crease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and put a baking sheet inside.

   Mash the very ripe bananas with a fork and 2 tbsps of hot water

   Add all ingredients into a blender, safe 1 Banana which we leaf for the decoration, and blend until smooth and well combined

   Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and mix the optional ingredients into the batter

   Decorate with the remaining banana as desired

   Combine the coconut sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle everything on top 

   Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

   Let loaf cool completely before transferring it onto a plate

   For The Glaze:

   In a small bowl mix the softened cream cheese, honey and a pinch of salt until smooth

   Pour the glaze over the just barely warm banana bread

   Enjoy

   
   
   

for a vegan version use 2 flaxseed eggs (mix 2 tbsps ground flaxseed meal with 3 tbsp water and lets sit for 15 minutes in the fridge) and instead of the greek yoghurt use a vegan option like vegan coconut yoghurt. Enjoy!

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