Paleo Banana Bread With Cinnamon and Chocolate Swirls

It is February 23, 2016, and if you are obsessed with CrossFit like me then you know there are only 3 days until The CrossFit Open 2016! I am so freakin' excited for Dave Castro to announce what the first WOD will be. He makes the live announcement on games.crossfit.com on Thursday night(2/25) at 8 pm. Click HERE to learn more. Honestly, I am praying that the first WOD does not have any DUS (double Under's) in it. I have been practicing like crazy but would LOVE one more week to perfect them. Pray for me(: Seriously, Thursday cannot come fast enough. It is like waiting for Christmas morning to come when you are a kid.

Anyhoo, my new Paleo Banana Bread With Cinnamon and Chocolate Swirls is sinful. It does not taste Paleo. I feel like I am having a cheat snack when I eat it. It tastes that delicious. Enjoy life Chocolate Chips are dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free, gluten free, wheat free, zero sodium, and zero cholesterol per serving. When using the enjoy life chips in this recipe, each small piece of bread has less than 7 grams of sugar per serving. If you would rather no sugar at all use the 85% cacao chocolate chips instead of the enjoy life chocolate chips. As you can see all the ingredients in this recipe are nutritious and natural so go ahead and indulge! Each piece has a great combo of carbohydrates (bananas), protein (eggs and nut butter) and fat (nut butter and butter). As always, portion control is key!

INGREDIENTS:

4 large very ripe bananas
4 extra large organic eggs
1/2 stick Kerrygold grass-fed butter (1/4 cup)
1/4 cup raw, creamy, salt-free, cashew butter
1/4 cup raw, creamy, salt-free, almond butter
2 nustevia
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of sea salt

FOR THE CHOCOLATE SWIRLS:
3 stevia or 1 tbsp raw honey
2 tbsp grass-fed butter or 1 tbsp coconut oil melted
2 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup enjoy life chocolate chips or 1/2 cup 85% cacao chips

STEPS:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9X5 loaf pan with parchment paper.

2. Combine the bananas, eggs, butter, almond butter and cashew butter in a mixer and mix until well blended.

3. To the almond butter mixture add the coconut flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nustevia, baking powder, vanilla and sea salt. Mix all ingredients together until well combined.

4. In a small pan over low heat add the chocolate swirl ingredients...nustevia, butter, cinnamon, enjoy life chocolate chips. Stir until melted. Do not burn.

5. Pour batter into loaf pan, then pour chocolate mixture on top of batter. Holding 1 knife in each hand swirl the chocolate around in batter so you can see the swirls.

6. sprinkle coconut sugar and cinnamon on top or nustevia and cinnamon.This is optional but it makes it taste soooo delicious!

6. Bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool 15-20 minutes.

This banana bread is perfect for an afternoon snack with a cup of tea!