Banana Date Loaf
You will need: blender with grinder blades (at least 2 blades lie flat), or use a coffee grinder – to grind nuts & seeds; 1 mixing bowl (large); whisk; wooden spoon/silicon spatula; measuring cups & spoons; food-grade silicon bread pan or non-toxic parchment/ baking paper lined bread tin (please avoid bread coming into contact with toxic non-stick coatings); drying/wire rack for baked bread to cool off on before cutting; bleach-free paper towel and air-tight container or large ziplock bag to store in fridge/freezer.
Servings Prep Time
20+servings 10-15minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40-50minutes 40-50minutes
Servings Prep Time
20+servings 10-15minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40-50minutes 40-50minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 160°C / 320°F
  2. Dry Ingredients: Grind the Flaxseeds, Sunflower Seeds, and Almonds into a flour-like consistency, using a blender (with grinder attachment – see description above).
  3. Dry Ingredients: Combine together with the Cinnamon and Baking Powder in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
  4. Wet Ingredients: Mash the Bananas then add the rest of the wet ingredients together – mashed Banana, Lemon juice, Oil, Vanilla Extract, & Honey (optional).
  5. Mix everything together. Add the whole pitted Dates and mix well so that they don’t clump together in one spot.
  6. Line a bread baking tin with *baking paper and add the mixture to your bread pan.
*As mentioned above, I use eco-friendly/silicone bread pans or line a bread tin with non-toxic parchment/baking paper.
  7. Bake for 40-50min. You can move the bread pan down to the bottom shelf after 40min to prevent the top of the bread from getting too brown.
Recipe Notes

*Grinding nuts and seeds into flours: As mentioned above, you can use a coffee grinder, or personal blender that has a grinding blade attachment (or a more powerful blender if you have one) to grind down seeds. Flaxseeds are small and a little tough to grind down unless you have a grinding blade/powerful blender as above.