Banana Bread

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Orla Walsh, RD
Orla Walsh is a Registered Dietitian and Physiologist. Orla is the founder of Orla Walsh Nutrition, she is the former performance nutritionist to the Irish Olympic team and is regular contributor for the Irish Independent newspaper, RTE and Newstalk FM.

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This is a delicious option, perfect for morning times. As it’s gluten free it is a lovely option for those with coeliac disease or following a gluten free diet for other reasons e.g. endometriosis, migraine, non-coeliac gluten sensitivity.

Ingredients

  • 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups of oats (use ‘gluten free oats’ if coeliac)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • +/- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 heaped tsp cinnamon

You can add nuts if you want. I wanted this for school lunches so left out the nuts. Plus, my kids under 5 can’t have whole nuts so I didn’t want to make something that they couldn’t enjoy!

How to make it

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcium
  • Line a loaf tin with some parchment (I get ones that fit into it snugly for ease)
  • In a bowl mix all the ingredients and then scoop into the bread tin.
  • Bake for 40 minutes.
  • Allow it to cool in the tin for about 20-30 minutes before transfering to a cooking rack. One cooled store in an air tight container.
  • It was eaten in 1 go by my us at breakfast. This gives an idea of how delicious it is!

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