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Hormone-Balancing Banana Bread

This Hormone-Balancing Banana Bread is the perfect nourishing treat for your cycle. Made with wholesome ingredients like bananas, sunflower seeds, walnuts, and dark chocolate chips, it helps support hormone health, ease PMS symptoms, and satisfy cravings naturally. Lightly sweetened with apple sauce and maple syrup, this moist and nutrient-packed loaf is a comforting snack any time of day.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients:

  • 3 Ripe bananas
  • 1/3 cup Apple sauce
  • 2/3 cup Non-dairy milk - I used soy
  • 1/4 cup Maple syrup
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Dry Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 cup Walnuts chopped, plus more to sprinkle
  • 1/4 cup Sunflower seeds chopped, plus more to sprinkle
  • 1/2 cup Dark chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup Sliced almonds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth. Next, add the remaining wet ingredients: apple sauce, non-dairy milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Whisk together.
  • Slowly fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
  • Stir in the sunflower seeds, walnuts, and dark chocolate chips..
  • Pour batter into the loaf pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle sliced almonds, chocolate chips, crushed walnuts and sunflower seeds on top.
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Let the banana bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan before transferring to a wire rack.

Notes

Fun fact: did you know that sunflower seeds can turn green when baked? This is because sunflower seeds are made with chlorophyll, an acid, that reacts with the alkaline baking soda and baking powder when baked.