Dive into the delicious world of vegan baking with this mouthwatering Vegan Salted Caramel Banana Bread, featuring ingredients you can find at Wasteless Pantry. This recipe combines the natural sweetness of ripe bananas with a rich, homemade salted caramel that’s absolutely vegan.
Ingredients for Vegan Salted Caramel:
- ½ cup coconut cream (prepare using Wasteless Pantry’s coconut milk powder)
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
Ingredients for Banana Bread:
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 6 tablespoons warm water
- 1½ cups mashed ripe banana
- ⅓ cup melted coconut oil
- ¾ cup rapadura sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 cups spelt flour
- Desert flaked salt for garnish
Instructions:
- Make the Caramel: Combine coconut cream, coconut sugar, and maple syrup in a saucepan. Simmer for 10 minutes, then cool with vanilla and salt. Refrigerate overnight.
- Prepare the Bread: Preheat the oven to 165°C. Mix ground flaxseed with water, then add banana, coconut oil, rapadura sugar, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Fold in spelt flour. Bake for 60 minutes.
- Assemble: Spread the caramel over cooled bread, sprinkle with flaked salt.
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Enjoy this vegan delight knowing you’ve made a choice that’s good for both your taste buds and the planet!