Banana bread just happens to be one of those items that uses ingredients you probably have at home and delivers amazing results. This can be so relatable right now. Another fancy thing about this particular recipe is that it’s completely vegan: No butter, no eggs: best of both worlds! The trick here is to use bananas that are on the verge of going bad; blackened and very soft. This is great when no one at your place wants to finish off the last few, bad bananas: Time to put them to some good use! It also takes almost no time to prep, so you don’t have to be angry at all the other people who scoffed the whole thing before you got your own slice; this bread hardly lasts a day if you eat it right. It’s not too sweet and combined with the chocolate chips definitely makes it more interesting. A scoop of nice ice-cream perfectly rounds off this great dessert!

Vegan Banana Bread

Banana bread:

• 3 ripe bananas
• ¾ cup sugar
• ½ cup neutral flavoured oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• ¼ cup chocolate chips + a few extra

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C. Prepare a loaf pan by lightly greasing with oil and lining with parchment paper at the bottom. In a large bowl, chop the banana into small chunks and mash with a fork. Add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract and mix well. In a separate bowl, sift together the flours, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Combine the sifted dry ingredients with the banana mixture. Add the 1/4 cup of chocolate chips and FOLD them into the mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.  Evenly sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on the top. Tap the pan to get rid of air bubbles and bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.