Recipe adapted from Golden Door Australia. Serves 8.

Ingredients

• 4 very ripe large bananas
• 1/4 cup coconut water
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups almond meal
• Finely grated zest of 2 limes
• 1 tsp baking powder
• A pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven fan forced at 160°C
2. Process bananas with coconut water in your high speed blender
3. Meanwhile beat the eggs with maple syrup to get a white batter
4. Gradually add sieved almond meal, pureed bananas, salt and baking powder, finish with the lime zest.
5. Line a loaf baking tin with baking paper and pour the batter to bake for 25 min. Test if it is done using a knife, if still wet, cover with foil and keep in the oven for up to 10/15 min more.
6. Let it cool down in the tin completely before transferring out and slicing.

• Nb: you can keep it in an airtight container for 3/4 days or slice it and freeze it to enjoy it whenever you feel like it (just unfreeze it in your oven for a few min)
• Nb2: if you prefer it sweeter, add more maple syrup next time (original recipe calls for 1/2 cup) or drizzle a lime and maple syrup to get a more sweet and tangy twist next time

Did my first “official” catering event today (ie not for a friend 🙂 ) so feeling a bit overwhelmed and exhausted and too tired to bake after that 🙂

So I thought it was a good time to update my blog, at last ! I had promise to post the recipe of this really delicious gluten free lime and almond banana loaf I posted on IG a few days ago. Here it comes ! I increased a little the quantity of lime vs the original recipe from Golden door Australia. Also I put a little less maple syrup, to get it less sweet but you can always increase that by adding a syrup if you have a sweeter tooth than me. The recipe is ridiculously easy and turns out to be very yummy for breakfast or afternoon snacks. Also it is really nutritionally balanced with the healthy fat and proteins coming from the almonds and absence of any refined sugar. Follow the link below and share any comments you have after. Enjoy this beautiful week end start wherever you are on planet earth (here I am literally melting !! soo hot !)

http://chickpeaandberries.com/lime-and-almond-banana-loaf/