This gluten free banana bread – and guilt free! – recipe with walnuts and chocolate chips is moist, delicious and made with gluten-free flours full of protein.

Most gluten-free flour blends are made of white flours and starches like white rice flour, corn flour, and tapioca and bean/chickpea flours which are quite high glycemic. I prefer to use lower-glycemic flours such as almond, walnut, brown rice, sorghum and ground flax meal; almond flour is also higher in protein. I can’t digest soy or chickpea flour but they might work well for you. 

These flours have a comparatively low glycemic index, meaning they won’t prompt rapid spikes in your blood sugar levels like certain other flour varieties. This aspect is important to consider if you aim to manage your blood sugar levels or follow a low-carb diet.

I tend to buy a ton of bananas and freeze them for smoothies; but if I haven’t popped them in the freezer in time before they ripen too much, I whip out this easy gluten free banana bread with chocolate chips and walnuts. It’s a breeze to make and the rest of my family can’t even tell it’s gluten free.

Gluten Free Chocolate Banana Bread with Walnuts

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups gluten-free flour blend
(I use an equal mix of almond meal, sorghum flour and brown rice flour)
1/2 tsp xanthan gum*
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2/3 cup coconut palm sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3-4 over-ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cups walnuts
1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or Enjoy Life dairy-free chocolate chips

*Note: if using a pre-packaged gluten-free flour blend, read the labels as it may already contain xanthan gum in the mix.

Directions:

1. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
2. In separate bowl, beat sugar with olive oil. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. In 3 parts, add flour mixture alternatively with bananas, beating smooth after each addition.
4. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
5. Turn into a greased and lightly-floured loaf pan. I like to line a loaf pan with parchment paper instead.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 350F for about 1 hour.
7. Enjoy!

Yield: 1 loaf

Gluten Free Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts

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This gluten free banana bread - and guilt free! - with walnuts and chocolate chips is moist, delicious and made with gluten-free flours full of protein.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups gluten-free flour blend
• (I use an equal mix of almond meal, sorghum flour and brown rice flour)
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum*
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2/3 cup coconut palm sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3-4 over-ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cups walnuts
• 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or Enjoy Life dairy-free chocolate chips

Instructions

1. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
2. In separate bowl, beat sugar with olive oil. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. In 3 parts, add flour mixture alternatively with bananas, beating smooth after each addition.
4. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
5. Turn into a greased and lightly-floured loaf pan. I like to line a loaf pan with parchment paper instead.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 350F for about 1 hour.
7. Enjoy!

Notes

*Note: if using a pre-packaged gluten-free flour blend, read the labels as it may already contain xanthan gum in the mix.