Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups of white unbleached flour
1/3 cup of cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of baking soda
3/4 cup of sugar
1 tbsp of brown sugar
3/4 cup of apple sauce
1/2 cup of light soy milk ( I use Silk)
1 tbsp of hot water
1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
1 tsp of vanilla extract
2 flax eggs ( 2 tbsp of flax seeds 6 tbsp of water)
2 ripe banana mashed and microwaved for 25 seconds to soften
1 tbsp of vegan chocolate chips melted (I Use Enjoy Life)
1/4 cup of peanut butter melted ( I use Earth Balance)
Ingredients for Glaze
1/2 cup of confectionery sugar
1 tsp of cocoa powder
1 tbsp of soy milk
Preparation
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1) Begin by preheating the oven to 350
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2) Start by mixing together all your dry ingredients ( flour, cocoa powder, sugars,baking soda, and baking powder)
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3) In a separate bowl mix together the wet ingredients ( applesauce, soy milk, water, vanilla, balsamic vinegar, vanilla, and flax eggs)
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4) Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk thoroughly until you have a velvety smooth batter
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5) Next add in melted chocolate chips, mashed banana, and melted peanut butter, again whisk thoroughly until you have a smooth consistency
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6) Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and let bake for 25 minutes or until bread is completely cooked through
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7) Let cool for 10 minutes, with a knife gently loosen edge to release bread, put bread on a plate and let thoroughly cool
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8) Once bread is cool begin to mix together ingredients for the glaze
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9) In a mixing bowl add together cocoa powder and confectionery sugar, slowly add in half of the soy milk, mix together ingredients, if necessary add in the rest of the soy milk. ( the key to this glaze is to make it thick and velvety smooth, so carefully add in the soy milk and stop once you have a achieved a creamy smooth consistency).
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10) Carefully Drizzle Glaze Over Bread, Let sit for 15 minutes until glaze hardens
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About
This is a delicious Dessert Bread, it's moist and has a distinct peanut butter, banana flavor which in my opinion is definitely a winning combination of ingredients.
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Yield:
10 slices
Added:
Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 10:18am
