This is not your typical banana bread. Yes, it is gluten-free, processed sugar-free, as well as delicious…but, interestingly enough, uses organic banana peels. And guess what? It is delicious.
Yes, using banana peels is a “thing”. Less waste, more nutrition. This healthy and delicious recipe is from Eat Like You Give A Fork by Mareya Ibrahim and one of its secrets is just that, the humble peel of the banana.
Mareya is a chef, holistic nutritionist, author and inventor. She created this cookbook as a ‘go-to’ guide for anyone looking to eat cleaner, make healthier food choices, and have a more nutritious version of classic recipes…like this Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread.
Mareya Ibrahim | Eat Like You Give A Fork
Mareya’s holistic and positive approach to food is based on eight essential nutritional strategies you can use every day to make healthy eating simple and satisfying:
· Reset Your Taste Buds · Stock Your Real Kitchen · Get Up on Greens · Take a Vegan Fast Break · Go Gluten-Free Super Grains · Fill in with Good Fat · Become Real Dense · Live the 90/10 Rule.
Each strategy is thoroughly explained, with supporting and easy to make recipes.
Here are a few of the delicious recipes prepared by the Melissas’s Produce chefs at a media luncheon.
Curry Cashew Chicken Cups
Heirloom Tomato, Cucumber, Feta and Dill Salad with Pumpkin Seed Oil Vinaigrette
Rockin’ Raw Slaw
Chimichurri Shrimp
Shishito Pepper Skewers
Dark Chocolate Avocado Mousse with Raspberry Coulis
The best part of Mareya’s recipes is they don’t taste “healthy”. I think you know what I mean.
Today’s Recipe: Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread
This is the first time I have used banana peels in a recipe and was so curious about it. I was quite pleasantly surprise how well it worked.
The browner the bananas the better. Make sure you use organic bananas and clean the banana peels with a good cleaner like Fruit & Veggie Wash from Eat Cleaner —a product that Mareya is the co-creator of.
Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 whole washed organic bananas peels on - very ripe
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- 2 heaping tablespoons bone broth collagen protein powder
- 2 teaspoons granulated stevia
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips 70% or more unsweetened cacao
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375° Line a 4-cup loaf pan (8"x 4"x 2½") with parchment paper.
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In a blender, combine the bananas (still in their peels), eggs, ghee, vanilla, and almond milk and blend until smooth.
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In a large bowl, stir together the flour, walnuts, protein powder, stevia, baking soda, and salt until evenly combined. Add the banana mixture and stir to incorporate. Fold in 1/3 cup of the chocolate chips. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan, spreading it evenly, and sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips on top.
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Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes. Slice and serve, or store in a sealed container and refrigerate for up to a week-although there's no way it's making it that long.
Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread is my favorite recipe to use those overripe organic bananas…peel and all.
In addition to enjoying many of Mareya’s dishes we were treated to some wonderful products from brands that she works with and loves.
We went home with produce from Melissa’s Produce to start cooking immediately with, my new favorite chef’s knife from Cangshan Cutlery and the Power Smokeless Grill, that Mareya uses for her demonstrations. It was fun to try samples from Garden of Life, Made in Nature, Bunker Hill Cheese, Vermont Smoke and Cure, and Eat Cleaner.
Having good products, tools and a great cookbook makes eating cleaner and leaner a breeze.
…and then, she paused for thought.
Definitely an interesting idea using the banana peels! Will definitely have to try that the next time I make banana bread!!!
It was a new concept to me and I have to say I was impressed!
Looks Yummy… as long as we find real organic banana. Unfortunately, most production areas use chemicals. Will try recipe very soon for sure! Greetings from Paris …
Hi Arnaud! I agree, organic is the only way you should make this recipe. Hope things are well with you.
Loved your post! Nice that the banana bread is not only healthy and tasty but also makes use of the banana peel!
Thanks Faye! I love the idea of using the whole fruit as well.
I keep hearing about people baking with banana peels, and I’m so intrigued. I will have to give it a go. And this recipe sounds fabulous! Yum. 🙂 ~Valentina
I was so intrigued as well and was shocked how well it worked.
I could live on that!
Me too! We both loved it.
How intriguing! I had no idea banana peels could be ingested, but why not? I bet this bread is so moist and delicious! Thanks for the info on Mareya’s book and her recipes!
Thanks Christina. I had no idea either, but thanks to this cookbook, I know it works really well.
Wow, fascinating about the banana peels! Thanks.
Crazy huh! But it works.
Peels? I never would have guessed!! GREG
I know, right!? I found it very appealing. I just had to get a bad pun in there somewhere!