I walked by the kitchen table this morning and noticed 2 extremely over-ripe bananas. So I did what any normal baking-obsessed Mom would do, I made banana bread.
Since I didn’t have any other baking dish readily available to me, I decided to use my wonderful skillet. So, I’m going to call this recipe my Banana Skillet Bread.
My life lately
We’ve been staying at my in-laws the last 3 months as we complete some renovations in our new house. This means that eighty percent of our belongings are boxed in their garage.
At first, this gave me severe anxiety as I hated being away from my “stuff”. However, after a few weeks, I got used to not having my things at my disposal and instead, really learned how to live as a “minimalist”.
I recently learned that food baked in the skillet bakes much faster when compared to other bake ware. In fact, this baked rather quickly.
What you’ll need for this recipe
- Bananas
- Eggs (although egg subs can be used)
- Vanilla extract
- Coconut Sugar
- Maple Syrup
- Flour of your choice
- baking soda
- Coconut oil (using that over butter is what makes this recipe dairy-free)
You can also add extra ingredients like nuts or raisins. I decided to be extra (as my husband lovingly calls me) and topped with dried figs, pecans, and coconut flakes. I mixed in some pecans and dried figs in the actual batter itself.
*Tip: I personally like my banana breads dense but if you don’t, you can use fewer wet ingredients and make sure you don’t over-stir.
Banana Skillet Breat
This yummy banana bread is dairy& refined sugar free and can be baked right in your skillet. This helps to cut the baking time in nearly half. Add coconut flakes, dried figs, and pecans if you want to be real spontaneous.
Wet ingredients
- 2 Ripe bananas (mashed)
- 3 tbs Coconut oil (melted)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs (whisked )
- 2 tbs Maple Syrup
Dry Ingredients
- 1.5 cups White Flour (Alternative flours such as oat flour can be used.)
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 5 tbs Coconut Sugar
Optional Ingredients
- 2 tbs dried figs (These can be mixed in batter as well as sprinkled on top)
- 1 tbs Chopped Pecans (Or nut of your choice)
- 1 tbs Coconut flakes (I used for topping)
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mash bananas and set aside.
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Combine rest of the wet ingredients, mix in coconut sugar and combine well. Mix with the mashed bananas.
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Mix all of the dry ingredients and slowly begin folding in the wet ingredients until well mixed.
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Pour batter into a well-oiled skillet and bake for 35 minutes or until an inserted fork comes out clean.