I’ve been wanting to make a carrot cake banana bread b/c I LOVE sweetening my sweets with bananas and carrot cake is the BEST. Bananas have been one of my go to foods during pregnancy as it helps alleviate my headaches. This came out way better than expected and while you could totally eat it for breakfast or a snack, it does contain added coconut sugar to make it more of a cake like consistency so you may want to keep it as a treat!
Carrot Cake Banana Bread (GF, DF, V)
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Author: Little Adapts By Jax
Serves: 10-12 slices
Ingredients
Carrot Cake
- 1½ cups all purpose gf flour
- ½ cup gluten-free rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp ginger
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- *3 medium very ripe banana, mashed
- ½ cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 1.5 tbsp water)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1 cup shredded carrots (about 2 large carrots)
- ⅓ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or non-dairy milk
- ¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts to sprinkle on top after baking
- Optional add-ins: ⅓ cup raisins and/or ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Cashew "Cream Cheese" Icing
- ¾ cups raw cashews (soaked + drained)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp water
- Sprinkle of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line bread pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together gf flour, quick oats, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger + salt.
- Then add in mashed banana, coconut sugar, flax egg, vanilla, and coconut oil until well combined and creamy. Fold in carrots. Then finally fold in raisins and unsweetened coconut flakes if you’re using.
- Pour into loaf pan and sprinkle with walnuts or pecans. Bake for 45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and cool for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan and place on wire rack to finish cooling completely.
- While the bread is cooking, make the cashew cream cheese drizzle. Place all ingredients into the blender and gradually increase speed to high until it’s well blended and a creamy texture has been created.
- Once cake is cooled, spread cream cheese on top, sprinkle with chopped nuts and serve!
It’s the perfect Easter + Passover dessert. Enjoy!
With Health + Happiness Always,
Jax
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