Name: Quinoa Banana Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 Bananas; 4 eggs; 1/3 cup coconut oil or butter, melted; 1/3 cup coconut sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; ½ cup almond flour; ¼ cup coconut flour; 1 cup quinoa flakes (process in a food processor to make a flour); ½ cup protein powder or cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1.5 teaspoons xanthan gum

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This Quinoa Banana Bread is made almond & coconut flour, quinoa flakes, protein powder, bananas, eggs and coconut oil.

I know what you are thinking. No all purpose flour in this recipe?! This recipe is absolutely amazing because you pulse quinoa into a flour and use it instead, as well as almond and coconut flour.

If you want this recipe for dessert, feel free to have it after trying my Pork Birria Tacos and my Chicken and Shrimp Fajitas.

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Ingredients
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Quinoa Banana Bread
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Ingredients

You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:

Bananes
Eggs
Coconut oil
Coconut sugar
Vanilla
Almond flour
Coconut flour
Quinoa flakes
Protein powder
Baking soda
Baking powder
Xanthan gum

See recipe card for Quinoa Banana Bread quantities.

Instructions

Set the oven to 350°F. Mix all the dry ingredient in a small bowl set aside.

Mix all the wet ingredients in a large bowl using a hand blender.

Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix still using the hand blender as quickly as you can (don’t overdo it since it will make the bread/muffins hard).

Pour into loaf bread container or 2 x 12 muffins.

Cook 35 minutes for the bread loaf or 22 minutes if you are making muffins. Use a toothpick and insert in the center to make sure it comes out clean. When it does, the bread is ready! Cool the bread on a baking rack.

Substitutions

Almond flour: This can be found in the baking section of your local grocery store. They also sell them at Walmart, Target, Aldi, and Trader Joes.
Coconut Flour: This is the same as the almond flour, although can be a bit more difficult to find.
Sugar: You can use regular granulated sugar instead, or light brown sugar.
Coconut oil: I wanted to give coconut oil as an option but you can use butter too.
Quinoa Flakes: I used the brand Ancient Harvest although I believe Shiloh Farms also has.
Protein Powder: You can use your favorite protein powder for this part. I love using the chocolate flavored Orgain protein powder.
Xanthan Gum: You can find Xanthan Gum along Walmart’s baking aisle next to powdered products like flour.

Variations

Cooking is a chance to be creative! Have fun with it and feel free to make your own variation.

Deluxe - add nuts, chocolate, or peanut butter.
Kid friendly - your kids will love this.

Check out this Baby Corn Stir Fry for dinner.

Equipment

Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Stone bakeware takes longer to heat up than metal pans, and also retain heat for longer, which could make the recipe more watery, or burnt on the outsides.

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Storage

This will be good in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.

These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.

Top tip

Place parchment paper in the loaf bread container so you can pull it out easier.