Chai Spiced Banana Bread

Ingredients

Serves

Conversion

Metric

Imperial

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cardamon

1/2 tsp ground allspice

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp ground anise or fennel seeds

Pinch freshly ground pepper

2 egg

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup plain 2% Greek yogurt

1/2 cup butter, melted

2 tsp vanilla

3 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups/375 mL)

Amount Per Serving

250 Calories

Fat

Saturated Fat

Fibre

Suagars

21g

Protein

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease 9- x 5-inch (23 x 13 cm) loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, salt, cardamom, allspice, cloves, anise and pepper. In separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, yogurt, melted butter and vanilla until blended. Whisk in bananas until combined; stir into flour mixture.
Scrape batter into prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until tester inserted into centre comes out clean, approximately 60 to 65 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on rack.
Wrap and store banana bread at room temperature for up to 2 days or wrap in heavy-duty foil for up to 2 weeks.

Tip:

Fold 1/2 cup (125 mL) chocolate chips into the batter for a chai chocolate banana bread if desired.