I love to toast the pecans because they make my apartment smell sooo good.

I associate the smell always with a memory from my childhood, when I was a kid and visited Disney in Orlando. There is this cake and candy shop, which I still visit when I go to Disney every 2 years, which smells exactly like toasted pecans. When I was this little girl and visited Disney for the first time I got something from this cake shop and its one of my favorite memories from my childhood! During this trip I even got to dance with the princesses during the parade. It was such a special day for the 6 year old me and I love the memory of it! I love Disney, as a child and still as an adult.

I hope you will enjoy these Scones as much as we do. Please leave us some kindly words if you like this post. Did you try this recipe? Awesome! Tag us @twosisterslivinglife on social media. We love to hear from you.

If you are interested in this recipe you will definitely love my Carrot-Cake recipe with Vanilla Frosting! Made with pineapple, toastet coconut and walnuts! Yummy!

Love, Antonia

Wohle grain Carrot-Cake Sones with honey-lemon glaze

These scones are perfect for easter!

• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cup whole grain flour
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ginger
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 2/3 cup carrots (grated)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup pecan (toasted)
• 2/3 cup butter (cubed)

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C and line baking pans with parchment paper 

2. In a small bowl whisk together the egg, buttermilk and vanilla extract.

   
   
   

3. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, coconut sugar, desiccated coconut, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt until combined. Add butter cubes, then rub in with your fingers until the mix looks like fine crumbs. You can also use a pastry knife. 

   
   
   

4. Add in the chopped toasted pecans, grated carrots and raisins and toss to evenly distribute.

5. Add the wet ingredients and gently with a spatula fold into the dry ingredients until a ragged dough forms. Do not overmix! You should still se some streaks of flour throughout.
   
   
6. Using an ice-cream scoop (size between 1/4-1/2 cup, depending on the size of the scones you want). Scoop the scones onto prepared baking sheet and then set the pans in the freezer to freeze for 30 minutes. This will help your scones to hold their shape while baking.
   
   

7. Once they are chilled, put 6 on each baking sheet, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar (mix brown sugar with cinnamon). Let them bake for 18-20 minutes, they should be slightly golden brown.

8. Once the scones have cooled, drizzle with the honey-lemon glaze (2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 cup icing sugar depends on consistency, whisk together until smooth).You can also decorate them with toasted coconut too, like I did.

   
   
   

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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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