GLUTEN-FREE BANANA GIRAFFE BREAD

Gluten-Free Banana Giraffe Bread image

Moist and tasting like a banana bread should... but with the bonus of chocolate! Not only does this taste great, it looks fun, too!

Provided by A Day In the Kitchen

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes Banana Bread Chocolate Banana Bread Recipes

Time 3h27m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas
4 eggs
½ cup almond butter
¼ cup butter, melted
½ cup coconut flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch sea salt
½ cup dark chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on 2 sides.
Combine bananas, eggs, almond butter, and butter in a blender; blend until smooth. Add coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla extract, and sea salt; mix well.
Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute; stir. Continue microwaving in 15-second intervals until completely melted, 30 to 45 seconds.
Stir 2 cups of the banana batter into the melted chocolate.
Drop spoonfuls of the chocolate batter into the prepared loaf pan. Cover chocolate batter with some of the banana batter. Drop spoonfuls of chocolate batter in varying spots over the banana batter. Cover with remaining banana batter.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes; lift loaf onto a wire rack. Cool completely before slicing, at least 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.9 g, Cholesterol 108.3 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 408 mg, Sugar 9.6 g