Name: Chocolate-chickpea banana bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas; 400g can chickpeas, drained; 1 cup sour cream; 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 cup brown sugar; 4 free-range eggs; ¼ cup cocoa powder; 2 cups self-raising flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg

Chocolate-chickpea banana bread

Don't be put off by the chickpeas – they make a delicious addition!

Serves 12

Prep

10M

Cook

45M

Total

55M

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Ingredients

3 ripe bananas

400g can chickpeas, drained

1 cup sour cream

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 cup brown sugar

4 free-range eggs

¼ cup cocoa powder

2 cups self-raising flour

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground nutmeg

Method

Preheat oven to 170 degrees C fan-forced (190 degrees C conventional). Combine 2 of the bananas, chickpeas, sour cream, olive oil, sugar, eggs and cocoa powder in the bowl of a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Sift in flour, bicarb and spices, then pulse until smooth.

Spoon into 2 medium loaf tins lined with baking paper. Peel remaining banana and slice lengthways into 4 slices. Arrange on top, then bake for 40-45 minutes, until a testing skewer comes out clean.

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