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Paleo Banana Bread

February 25, 2015 · by Ari · 1 Comment

Paleo Banana Bread: Ultra soft and tender, sweetened with maple syrup

Perfectly soft and tender paleo banana bread sweetened with maple syrup and made with wholesome ingredients, but it tastes just like the classic treat!

Paleo Banana Bread: Ultra soft and tender, sweetened with maple syrup

How do you like your bananas? I used to love mine when they got the perfectly speckled with little brown dots–you know soft and sweet, but not mushy? Not a hint of green on them. Then when I started eating them before running, something changed and as soon as they got the slightest bit of brown I was done for, and I had to wait for them to get even more ripe and make them into banana bread. That’s when I started making a lot of banana bread.

Paleo Banana Bread: Ultra soft and tender, sweetened with maple syrup

And somehow I still always end up with unused bananas, so like once a week I end up telling myself I’m going to make banana bread. Usually I forget until the bananas are too far gone, but this batch was so freaking easy to whip up, and it might be the softest banana bread, like, ever.

Paleo Banana Bread: Ultra soft and tender, sweetened with maple syrup

My friend Lisa was coming over for dinner, and she told me she was eating paleo, so when she arrived I told her I made her a paleo dessert, which I don’t think she even knew could exist because she was like “HOW????” I am pretty set against following specific diets for myself, but I love experimenting with all sorts, and I really do believe that no matter how you’re eating, you can still enjoy delicious treats. Although I have to admit I did get real tired of ricotta cheese with splenda during those awful South Beach days…

Paleo Banana Bread: Ultra soft and tender, sweetened with maple syrup

Anyway, this banana bread is nothing like that. It is sweetened with maple syrup (which makes everything better, IMO), and it’s made with almond meal. If you haven’t used almond meal for baking yet, you haaaaave to try it. Everything turns out so soft and tender–it’s AWESOME! Between the bananas and the almond meal, it doesn’t need a drop of oil or butter. Just a handful of ingredients you probably already have on hand and you’re good to go!

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Paleo Banana Bread
Author: Ari Ziskin
Recipe type: Dessert
Prep time:  10 mins
Cook time:  30 mins
Total time:  40 mins
Serves: 12
 
Perfectly soft and tender paleo banana bread sweetened with maple syrup and made with wholesome ingredients, but it tastes just like the classic treat!
Ingredients
  • 3 very ripe bananas
  • 2 cups almond meal
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • dash salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9x5" loaf pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl mash bananas. Stir in all remaining ingredients, stirring until smooth and combined. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake until edges are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs, about 30-40 minutes.
  3. Cool completely on a wire rack. Slice and serve. Leftovers may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 5-7 days.
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Filed Under: Breads & Muffins, Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten-free, Paleo, Snacks · Tagged: banana bread, bananas, grain free, grain free banana bread, healthy banana bread, maple syrup, no refined sugar, paleo, refined sugar free, unrefined sugar banana bread

Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk

October 1, 2014 · by Ari · 16 Comments

Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk

Homemade sweetened condensed milk made with coconut milk, maple syrup, pumpkin puree and warm fall spices. Perfect as a coffee creamer, or to replace sweetened condensed milk in any recipe. Naturally sweetened, vegan, paleo & gluten-free.

Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk: Perfect for coffee creamer or to replace sweetened condensed milk in any recipe! Vegan, paleo & refined sugar free.

Guess what, guess what, guess whaaaaaaatttttt? It’s finally starting to feel like fall here in Phoenix! After months of running in nothing cooler than 80 degrees (even when you wake up at 4am) and insane humidity (ummm…that “dry heat” thing? it’s not), temperatures are finally dropping and there is a morning chill in the air! I FREAKING LOVE MORNING CHILL!!

Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk: Perfect for coffee creamer or to replace sweetened condensed milk in any recipe! Vegan, paleo & refined sugar free.

In fact, yesterday I was cold at the beginning of my bike ride. Like, I thought about changing into long sleeves. I seriously could not be happier. Weather isn’t the biggest deal in the world normally, but when you’re training for a fall marathon and you live in Phoenix, you start to live and die by the weather forecast. I stalk it daily and check out the 10 day forecast every single day. In fact, today was the first day I was able to see far enough ahead for my 20 miler, and while it still will probably change before then, it’s crazy how close it is, and how close I am to being finished with training.

Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk: Perfect for coffee creamer or to replace sweetened condensed milk in any recipe! Vegan, paleo & refined sugar free.

Marathon training is so weird. You finish your training (other than taper) 3 weeks before the race, so it still doesn’t even seem like the race is close, but then all of the sudden you’re done, and you wonder where all the time went. It feels like things just started to get real, and so soon they will be over, and even though I’ve insisted this whole training cycle that I will never run an other marathon after this, I’m already starting to feel sad about it ending.

Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk: Perfect for coffee creamer or to replace sweetened condensed milk in any recipe! Vegan, paleo & refined sugar free.

One of my favorite things to do when I have an off day is spend the time I would be running creating something delicious / cool / unique / outside of what I would normally make on a daily basis. I love the extra time to be creative and try new things, and this time I returned to my homemade sweetened condensed milk obsession. The last time it came out so ridiculously good that I couldn’t wait to play with it, and make a flavored option.

Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk: Perfect for coffee creamer or to replace sweetened condensed milk in any recipe! Vegan, paleo & refined sugar free.

The best part? This recipe is so, so, so easy, and you can use it tons of different ways. Have a recipe that calls for sweetened condensed milk? Sub this seasonal, vegan & paleo version. Use it as creamer in iced coffee, drizzle some on your favorite fruit for dessert, make tres leches cake (<— umm, that is happening soon), or just eat it with a spoon because it’s that good.

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Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: approximately 1 cup

Pumpkin Spice Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk

Ingredients

  • 1 x 13.5 ounce can full fat coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 3-4 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree

Instructions

  1. Heat coconut milk, pumpkin pie spice and maple syrup together in a medium sized pot over medium-high heat until it starts to lightly boil. Reduce heat to a medium to medium-low simmer whisking constantly until mixture thickens and reduces to about one half to one third of original. This takes about 30 minutes. When milk is finished, it will coat the back of a spoon. It will continue to thicken as it cools. Whisk in pumpkin puree, then let cool completely, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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Filed Under: Dessert, DIY/How To, Gluten-free, Holiday & Seasonal, Paleo, Vegan · Tagged: coconut milk, dairy free, fall, gluten free, paleo, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, refined sugar free, sweetened condensed milk, vegan sweetened condensed milk

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