I don’t know how the time passed so quickly this year, but here we are and it’s already December, which means the holidays are right around the corner. As always, I am in fully cookie-making mode, but sometimes even I need a bread from the cookies.
Enter my Paleo Cinnamon Streusel Bread – I wanted to create a recipe that was a little more special than just a banana bread. I wanted to create something that had a little magic on the INSIDE. This bread is just that – the streusel topping is infused both inside and on top of the bread, for extra yum and crunch.
I also created this recipe so it’s low in sugar. The loaf is sweetened with bananas and only 1/4 cup of my favorite Manuka honey from Wedderspoon, and you’ll be surprised how good something tastes when it’s not loaded with sweetness.
If you give this recipe a try (trust me, you need to), make sure to tag me on Instagram so I can see and repost! Leave a comment below and share your experience / tips / tricks with other readers.
Ingredients
FOR THE BREAD:
- 3 large and very ripe bananas
- 3 eggs, room temp
- ¼ cup Wedderspoon Manuka honey
- ⅓ cup almond butter
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp sea salt
FOR THE STREUSEL TOP:
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup pecans, finely chopped
- ¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line a standard size loaf pan with parchment or grease the inside well, so that the bread doesn't stick
- Prepare streusel topping by mixing together ingredients, and place in refrigerator while you prepare the bread.
- In a blender, lightly blend the bananas, eggs, honey, almond butter, and coconut oil.
- Add the dry ingredients to the blender, and lightly blend until just incorporated.
- Pour half the batter into the loaf pan.
- Add half the streusel topping followed by remaining batter, topped with the remaining streusel.
- Bake 45-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for one hour before slicing so everything sets!Enjoy!!!
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What others are saying
How do you make the white glaze on top?
1 cup of organic powdered sugar + 3 tb water. It gets thick and you drizzle on top. It’s definitely optional though! 🙂
What can I substitute for coconut flour?
Omg this bread is DIVINE! Such a treat and now a usual among our xmas brunch spread 🙂
That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you so much and I am so honored to be a part of your holidays and life! 🙂
Another amazing KJ recipe! I cheated and made this in the food processor and it still turned out amazing. I was also feeling lazy, so I only did the streusel topping on the very top but it didn’t impact the taste whatsoever. I also love that this bread uses coconut flour! KJ recipes never fail and this one is another favorite!
Planning on making the banana streusel bread tomorrow. Can cashew butter replace almond butter in this recipe ?
Hi Sylvia, yes it can!
I made this twice now. I love the streusel and the mild banana bread flavour. So satisfying for breakfast! It def does not taste like a “healthy alternative” and I portion it out so it’s a reasonably filling snack. To make it extra good I added a bit of almond butter on top at the end too. Warming it up each time you eat it makes it the perfect texture too.