Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
By: Kait Capone
Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 10:18am

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

1 1) Begin by preheating the oven to 350 2 2) Start by mixing together all your dry ingredients ( flour, cocoa powder, sugars,baking soda, and baking powder) 3 3) In a separate bowl mix together the wet ingredients ( applesauce, soy milk, water, vanilla, balsamic vinegar, vanilla, and flax eggs) 4 4) Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk thoroughly until you have a velvety smooth batter 5 5) Next add in melted chocolate chips, mashed banana, and melted peanut butter, again whisk thoroughly until you have a smooth consistency 6 6) Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and let bake for 25 minutes or until bread is completely cooked through 7 7) Let cool for 10 minutes, with a knife gently loosen edge to release bread, put bread on a plate and let thoroughly cool 8 8) Once bread is cool begin to mix together ingredients for the glaze 9 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). 10 10) Carefully Drizzle Glaze Over Bread, Let sit for 15 minutes until glaze hardens

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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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