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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
Author: Teri-Ann Carty
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Rest Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

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
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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

Serving: 1servingCalories: 345kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 7gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 427mgPotassium: 271mgFiber: 3gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 117IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 2mg

*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.