Healthy banana and fig bread with almonds
This is a great Saturday breakfast treat, packed full of healthy ingredients. It is so simple to make and has such a great melt-in-the-mouth texture. I absolutely love it. Try spreading Nutella on it while it is still slightly warm. I do manage to make every healthy treat utterly unhealthy but it is simply too good not to try.
Ingredients
For the bread:
- 250 g dried figs
- 75 ml rapeseed oil
- 125 g natural yoghurt
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 150 g wholemeal flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 100 g ground almonds
- 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 apple
To decorate:
- 50 g chopped almonds
- 50 d dried figs
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 175°C. Line a loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
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Place the figs, oil, yogurt, vanilla extract, bananas and eggs in the mixing bowl. Combine 10 Sec. / Speed 10.
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Add the flour, baking powder, ground almonds, poppy seeds and turmeric then mix 10 Sec. / Speed 5.
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Coarsely grate in the apple and stir with spatula until combined.
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Transfer mixture to prepared cake tin. Decorate with figs and almonds then bake for 45-50 minutes until golden brown. Test by inserting a skewer into the centre - if it comes out clean, it is baked.
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Transfer onto a wire rack and leave to cool. Enjoy with some Nutella or on its own!
Recipe Notes
Tip: If you don't have any ground almonds, place the whole nuts in the mixing bowl and crush until smooth 10 Sec. / Speed 10.