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Foodie Recipe: Zero Waste Banana Peel Bread

Don't throw away your banana peels! They are your secret ingredient in this recipe.

Serves: 12 food lovers

Prep time: 20 min

Baking time: 45 min

Ingredients

  • 700g of organic whole bananas with the peels (removing hard ends, brown bananas are fine)
  • 1/3 cup soy milk
  • 2 medium eggs (or use the aquafaba from 1/2 can of 398 ml can chickpeas to make it vegan)
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar (200 g)
  • 1 1/2 cups Organic Whole Wheat flour (180g)
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil (216g)
  • 2 tsp baking soda (5g)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (4g)
  • Optional: 1/2 cup chocolate chips (85g) + 1/2 cup pecan nuts (62g)
Banana bread loaf that uses banana peels in the recipe

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F)
  2. Grease a 20 cm cake tin
  3. Put the whole bananas, the soy milk and the vanilla extract into a blender or food processor. Blend until they turn into a smooth, dark brown, aromatic mush. Set aside.
  4. Beat slightly heated coconut oil, sugar, and egg yolks in a mixing bowl until it is all combined
  5. Add the whole bananas, flour, baking powder (optional: chocolate chips / nuts) and mix well
  6. Whisk the egg whites (or aquafaba) until frothy, and gently add into the mixture (keep it fluffy)
  7. Pour into a cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes.
  8. Enjoy!

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