Overview
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 1 loaf
This matcha banana bread goes perfectly with our Coconut Matcha Latte for dessert or an afternoon snack.
Recipe
Ingredients:- 115 grams (8 tablespoons) of unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup coconut milk powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons matcha
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 100g 70-80% cacao bar chopped
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 325F (~160C) and butter a 9"x3"x5" loaf pan
Step 2:
Cream together butter and white sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth
Step 3:
Add one egg at a time to the creamed butter and sugar mixture, mixing each until fully incorporated
Step 4:
In a separate bowl, mash the three bananas
Step 5:
Add the milk, vanilla and cinnamon to the bananas, mix until fully incorporated
Step 6:
In a third bowl, mix together all of the remaining dry ingredients (flour, coconut powder, matcha, baking soda, baking powder, salt)
Step 7:
Add the mashed banana mixture to the creamed butter and sugar and mix until fully combined
Step 8:
Add the dry ingredients mixture, mix until fully combined
Step 9:
Chop up whatever it is you wish to mix in to your matcha banana bread. We used 70% cacao but you can add or substitute almonds, coconut chips, chocolate chips, etc.
Step 10:
Fold in your add-ins
Step 11:
Bake at 325F (160C) for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Step 12:
Test your banana bread by sticking a toothpick into it. If the toothpick comes out clean, your bread is done baking. Remove it from the oven and let it cool for about fifteen minutes in the loaf pan before removing to a cooling rack.