Miso Date Banana Bread
This Miso Date Banana Bread is about to become your new favourite version of a classic. It's soft, moist, deeply flavourful and made refined sugar free thanks to ripe bananas and Medjool dates. The white miso adds a subtle salty-savoury depth that makes every bite taste rich, balanced, and just a little mysterious in the best possible way.
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Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
- 1 standard loaf pan
- oven, large bowl, spatula
Ingredients
- 3 bananas very ripe
- ½ cup coconut sugar*
- 3 tbsp miso*
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour*
- ½ cup almond flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 5 medjool dates roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Place parchment into a standard loaf tin and set aside.
- Mash bananas in a large bowl, add sugar, miso and oil and whisk to combine.
- Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until homogeneous.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Add dry to wet. Mix well until no dry ingredients remain.
- Fold in roughly chopped dates, being careful not to allow dates to clump together.
- Transfer batter to the prepared tin. Smooth out the top. Draw a line down the middle of the batter with your spatula to help form a “crack” once baked.
- Top with sesame seeds
- Bake for 40-42 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs. Be careful not to overcook.
- Allow the bread to rest for 10 minutes in the tin before removing to cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- Brown sugar or white sugar would work too!
- I use white miso, which is the mildest miso.
- You can swap for gluten-free flour. I use Bob’s because it contains guar gum (a thickener and binder).
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Miso Date Banana Bread
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
345
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
9
g
Cholesterol
49
mg
16
%
Sodium
427
mg
19
%
Potassium
271
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
46
g
15
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
18
g
20
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
117
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
92
mg
9
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.