CARAMELISED PECAN BANANA BREAD

INGREDIENTS: 

• 110g salted butter or coconut oil, melted
• 150g coconut sugar or rapadura
• 4 ripe bananas
• 2 tablespoon almond milk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 275g ground almonds
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla powder

Caramelised Pecans:

1 cup pecans

• 1/4 cup coconut sugar or rapadura
• 1 tablespoon butter or coconut oil
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. 

2. Mix all the banana bread ingredients in a food processor. 

3. Pour into a loaf tin lined with baking paper and bake for 40-50 minutes. 

4. Whilst the loaf is baking make your caramelised pecans, by heating a pan over medium heat and add pecans, sugar, butter and cinnamon. Stir constantly with a rubber heat-proof spatula for approximately 5 minutes (less time if your nuts are chopped) until the nuts are evenly coated in the melted sugar/butter.

5. Immediately transfer nuts to parchment paper and immediately separate using 2 forks OR let the nuts harden together and break them apart with your fingers once cooled. The nuts and coating will harden in 5-7 minutes. And top the banana bread with the caramelised pecans.