Banana bread is an excellent, healthy post-exercise snack. This recipe incorporates additional nutrients from carrots and zucchini, which are rich in antioxidants that help reduce inflammation in the body (aiding muscle recovery after your workout).
Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients
2 small bananas - mashed
1 zucchini - grated
2 small carrots - grated
105g walnuts chopped into largepieces (save some extra to decorate the top of the loaf)
70g dried cranberries
3 eggs lightly beaten
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup sunflower oil
2.5 cups self raising flour - sifted
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice, mace or nutmeg
1 tsp bi-carb soda
pinch of salt
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Grate the carrot and zucchini in a large bowl
3. Mash the banana, and add to mix with cranberries and chopped walnuts
4. Add the eggs, sugar, oil, spices and salt and mix until evenly combined
5. Fold through the sifted flour and bi-carb soda until the flour is just combined (be careful not to over-mix)
6. Add to your greased loaf pan, top with chopped walnuts and cook for approximately 60 minutes
7. Eat warm straight from the oven drizzled with honey. Or allow to cool and sprinkle with icing sugar before serving
