Carrot Cake Banana Bread
Elevate your baking experience with our Carrot Cake Banana Bread— ripe bananas, finely grated carrots, and aromatic spices come together to create a moist and flavorful delight. With decadent cream cheese frosting, this is a heavenly treat for any occasion.
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
- medium mixing bowl
- metal loaf pan
- fork for mashing the bananas
- cheese grater for grating the carrots
- measuring cups or spoons
- whisk or electric hand mixer for making the icing
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Banana Bread Ingredients
- 1 cup finely grated carrots
- 2 overripe bananas
- 1 cup unsweetened almond or oat milk regular milk will also work
- ¼ cup melted regular or vegan butter
- ¼ cup coconut sugar or light brown sugar
- ¼ cup organic cane sugar or regular white sugar
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 cup regular or gluten-free all purpose flour
- pinch of salt
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon softened or melted regular or vegan butter
- 2 oz vegan cream cheese or regular cream cheese
Instructions
Carrot Cake Banana Bread Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375. Grease a metal loaf pan with non stick spray or line it with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash your overripe bananas with a fork until they are an applesauce texture. Add the grated carrots, milk, butter, both sugars, maple syrup, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice to the bowl and mix well. Then, add the flour and mix until a thick batter forms.
- Pour the batter into the prepared metal loaf pan and bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes or until the top of the loaf is golden and it is completely baked through the center.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to cool. While the carrot cake banana bread is cooling, use an electric hand mixer or whisk to prepare the cream cheese frosting. Mix the softened butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar together in a bowl and then spread it over the carrot cake banana bread.
- Serve warm or cooled.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1frosted sliceCalories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 242mgPotassium: 164mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 2099IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 1mg
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