Perfect Paleo Banana Bread

I found this recipe on civilizedcavemancooking.com a long time ago, and it's still my go-to banana bread recipe. I'm not big on "paleo treats", because they're usually loaded with sweeteners (just because it's made with honey, doesn't mean it's not sugar). But this banana bread is sweetened only with bananas! And they don't even have to be overly ripe! The best part is that even those with a sweet tooth love this recipe! This batter can also be adapted for muffins, paleo pancakes, waffles, all kinds of goodness! Try it out, and for even more variations check out civilized caveman's cooking site. 

Ingredients

• 4 bananas, (2 1/2 cups mashed or 575 grams)(they can be yellow bananas)
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup almond butter (140 grams)(or coconut, sunflower seed, macadamia nut, etc butter)
• 4 tablespoons grass-fed butter, melted (or substitute coconut oil)
• 1/2 cup coconut flour (or almond flour, macadamia nut meal, etc)
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• pinch of sea salt

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
2. Combine your bananas, eggs, and nut butter, and grass-fed butter in a blender, food processor, or mixing bowl and mix well (if using a mixing bowl you need a good hand-mixer)
3. Once all of your ingredients are blended, add in your coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, and sea salt and mix well
4. Pour your batter in a silicon pan and spread it evenly (you can use a loaf pan as well, just grease it well)
5. Place in your preheated oven and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
6. Remove from oven and flip your bread out onto a cooling rack
7. Slice and serve

I like to slather mine with almond butter, but you could top with grass-fed butter and then drizzle on some honey, maybe add some cinnamon, get creative!! 

Variations

1. Cranberry Orange - Only use 3 tablespoons of butter. Add zest of one whole orange diced, juice of one whole orange, and1 cup dried cranberries or fresh if you want
2. Chocolate Blueberry - Add 1 cup of fresh blueberries and 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
3. Pumpkin Pecan - Reduce the almond butter to 1/4 cup and add 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree and 1 cup of roughly chopped pecan pieces

Notes

If you want to make these into muffins, use the same recipe and for mini muffins bake approximately 25 mins and normal size muffins 30-35 minutes.