Dairy-free rooibos banana bread

Dairy-free rooibos banana bread

As if banana bread couldn’t get any healthier! Try this moist vegan and dairy-free rooibos banana bread recipe.

PREP TIME 25 minutes | COOK TIME 1 hour | MAKES 8 Slices | DAIRY-FREE | VEGETARIAN | VEGAN

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup wholewheat flour
• ½ cup ground almonds
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 bananas, peeled
• ½ cup soy milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil or melted coconut oil
• 200 g tofu
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 rooibos tea bag
• ¼ cup sparkling apple juice
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• ⅓ cup chopped walnuts

METHOD

PREHEAT oven to 180ºC. Grease and line a 12cm x 24cm loaf pan.

SIFT flours, ground almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl.

BLEND or process one banana, milk, oil, tofu, syrup essence and leaves from the tea bag until smooth.

FINELY chop remaining banana. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients; mix well, then gently stir in the finely chopped banana and apple juice. Pour mixture into pan.

BAKE for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean (cover with foil if the bread is over-browning during cooking).

STAND in pan for 5 minutes; turn bread, top-side up, onto a wire rack. Brush with extra syrup; sprinkle with nuts.

FOOD TEAM TIP: The banana bread can be served warm or cold. Leftover banana bread can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days. If you don’t have ripe bananas, simply place your bananas in a preheated oven at 180ºC and bake until blackened on the outside.

Print Recipe

Dairy-free rooibos banana bread

Serves: Makes 8 slices

Prep Time: 25 minutes – Cooking Time: 1 hour – Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup wholewheat flour
• ½ cup ground almonds
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 bananas, peeled
• ½ cup soy milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil or melted coconut oil
• 200 g tofu
• ½ cup brown sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 rooibos tea bag
• ¼ cup sparkling apple juice 
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• ⅓ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grease and line a 12cm x 24cm loaf pan.

2

Sift flours, ground almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl.

3

Blend or process one banana, milk, oil, tofu, syrup and extract until smooth.

4

Finely chop remaining banana. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients; mix well, then gently stir in the finely chopped banana and apple juice. Pour mixture into pan.

5

Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean (cover with foil if the bread is over-browning during cooking).

6

Stand in pan for 5 minutes; turn bread, top-side up, onto a wire rack. Brush with extra syrup; sprinkle with nuts.

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