Vegan Carrot Banana Bread With Golden Turmeric Cream
This moist, flavorful loaf packs in a sneaky serving of fruit and vegetables, making it perfectly acceptable to eat for breakfast.
December 26, 2024
Smooth cashew cream and vibrant turmeric join together to create a thick and sweet frosting for this banana-carrot loaf from the Let’s Go Nuts cookbook by Estella Schweizer.
What you need:
For the bread:
3 cups rolled oats, ground into flour
¾ cup whole-grain buckwheat flour
3 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1½ tablespoons corn flour
8 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsweetened soy milk
¾ cup neutral oil (such as canola)
3 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
1½ cups grated carrots
For the turmeric cream:
3 tablespoons coconut oil
¾ cup cashew pieces, soaked in water overnight, drained
2¼ tablespoons agave nectar
⅔ cup rice milk
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
½ teaspoon bourbon vanilla powder
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
What you do:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the bread, into a large bowl, combine oat flour, buckwheat flour, flaxseed meal, corn flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a large bowl, stir together soy milk and neutral oil, and then add bananas and carrots. Add in dry ingredients a small amount at a time) until smooth (the dough should be relatively firm).
- Line loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang on long sides, pour in batter, and smooth surface with a spatula. Bake 40 minutes (or until done), turn off oven, and leave in oven an additional 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool before removing from tin.
- For the turmeric cream, in a small saucepan, warm coconut oil until melted. Remove from heat. Into a high-speed blender, blend all turmeric cream ingredients until smooth. Frost bread with turmeric cream.
Chef’s Tip: For a non-gluten-free version, replace oat flour and buckwheat flour with 2¾ cups all-purpose flour.
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