Three months ago I was in the most comfortable little groove. I had a full-time job that was pretty comfy, I went to the gym 4 days a week, ate salads, drank green smoothies most days and had time for most of the things I wanted to do. But I was bored. I’m not good at being comfy. I wish I was. An opportunity presented itself for a really serious wine job, so I went for it. And I got it. Terribly exciting. Overwhelmingly terrifying. It has only gotten worse, two months in and I am just beginning to realise how much there is to learn and how far I have to go.

The first few weeks I forgot to eat, during the day at least (don’t worry, I made up for it at night). I needed to find something I could easily take with me that didn’t need refrigeration or a microwave. My New Roots Life-changing Loaf was life-saving but I needed to mix it up a bit. I needed something nourishing and healthy but also yummy enough to prevent me from buying snacks along the way. 

This is what I came up with…

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Buckwheat Banana Bread with Berries 

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Absolutely packed with nutrients; almost half fruit, no refined sugar, plenty of protein from yoghurt, nuts and seeds and a rich source of minerals and fibre from the buckwheat flour, as well as being gluten-free. Plus how pretty is it!?! That little burst of colour from the berries and pepitas help you forget just how healthy it is.

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I often bake a loaf on the weekend, slice and freeze (after eating a couple of slices fresh from the oven). Even on the mornings I am running late (I am always running late) I can grab a couple of slices, whack them in the toaster so the edges go crunchy and run out the door. The almond meal and yoghurt keeps the bread moist enough that it is also delicious wrapped straight from the freezer the night before, and allowed to defrost in time for lunch.

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Best of all, it can be whipped up in just one bowl in less than 10 minutes (plus baking time). If only adjusting to my new job was that easy… 🙂

 

Buckwheat Banana Bread
A delicious, easy and super-healthy gluten-free banana bread packed with nuts and seeds and refined sugar-free
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
55 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
55 min
Ingredients
  1. 2 large bananas
  2. 2/3 cup greek yoghurt
  3. 1/3 cup almond meal
  4. 1/3 cup coconut
  5. 1/3 cup pepitas
  6. 1/3 cup macadamias or walnuts, chopped
  7. 2 Tbsp oil (I use coconut or rice bran)
  8. 1 Tbsp maple syrup
  9. 1 cup buckwheat flour
  10. 2 tsp baking powder
  11. Pinch of salt (optional)
  12. 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
  13. 2 Tbsp hazelnuts, chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180C
  2. Grease and line a loaf tin
  3. Mash bananas in a large bowl
  4. Add yoghurt, almond meal, pepitas, nuts, coconut, oil, maple syrup, salt (optional) and stir to combine.
  5. Sift together buckwheat flour and baking powder.
  6. Still in flour until just combined. Add frozen berries and fold through.
  7. Pour into prepared tin, sprinkle with hazelnuts, and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
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15 Comments on Buckwheat Banana Bread

  1. Oh boy, this sounds tasty! I’m reading the recipe at work and the ladies in my office have made me send them all a copy! I like a good cake loaf, and bonus points for the health benefits! I’m very much enjoying your recipes lately Nicole, keep them coming! x

  2. That looks UHMAZING. It looks and sounds like cake but so healthy! I’m actually salivating looking at it.

  3. Banana bread is my biggest weakness so I will definitely give this a go, would be perfect for the 3pm sugar craving. Glad to hear you are finding the new job challenging and interesting!

  4. This looks delicious! I love a banana bread that’s wonderfully dense like this – I imagine it makes the best toast too.

  5. No way! Food again?!?! 😉 Have I already said that I am really hungry? :))) This bread looks amazing and I will definitely try to make it!! Thanks for a great inspiration!! And for the recipe 🙂 Cheers!!

  6. Hi, I just made your lovely gluten-free banana bread and wanted to say it was really tasty! I enjoyed mine spread with a little almond butter. I also wanted to ask you, would you suggest refrigerating it after it has been sliced and wrapped in cling wrap and placed in a container? Or do you think it would be okay in an airtight container on the benchtop in the kitchen? And if so for how many days do you think it would last without freezing it? Thank you so much.

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