Banana Bread with Dark Choc Chunks

Ingredients

• 80g almond meal
• 70g vanilla pea protein powder or additional 50g almond meal
• 150g mashed banana
• 100g Well Naturally No Added Sugar Dark Chocolate, cut into chunks
• 3 large eggs, whisked
• 30g butter or dairy-free alternative, melted
• 40g granulated sweetener (e.g. stevia or monk fruit)
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Optional: walnuts

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C
2. Using an electric mixer or blender, pulse the eggs together with the mashed banana and melted butter until smooth.
3. In another bowl, stir together the dry ingredients – almond meal, protein powder, sweetener of choice, cinnamon and baking powder. Add to the bowl with the egg/banana/butter mix and blend until all ingredients are well-combined.
4. Fold through the Well Naturally dark chocolate chunks and optional crushed walnuts
5. Pour batter into a lined loaf tin or muffin tray and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean.
6. Allow the banana bread cool completely before slicing into 10 pieces.