Carrot Cake Banana Bread (healthy!)
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 55
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 9 1x
Ingredients
- 2 medium very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 c grated carrots
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1/2 c coconut oil, melted
- 1/3 c maple syrup (can sub honey)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 c all-purpose flour (can sub whole wheat flour or 1:1 GF all purpose flour)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 c chopped walnuts
For Cream cheese frosting:
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 c powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- A few T chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350 degrees and line loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, add mashed bananas and eggs and gently stir to combine. Add carrots, coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla, stir to combine.
- gradually add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg; stir to combine. Fold in walnuts.
- Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make cream cheese frosting by combining all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cover and chill for 15 minutes.
- Carefully spread the icing over the whole loaf, sprinkle with chopped nuts, slice and serve!
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