Healthy Banana Bread with Pecans and Granola

Okay guys, here's another banana bread recipe I whipped up this weekend, and I mean..you can never have enough healthy banana bread recipes in your arsenal of healthy baking! This time I used pecans annnnnnd granola! Vanilla chai veganic granola at that!

serving size: one loaf (i believe I used my 8 x 5 inch pan?)

What you need:

• 1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 2 large bananas, mashed
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup of rice milk depending on how thick your dough is 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 handful chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup your favorite granola (I used a veganic vanilla chai)

What you need to do:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix all dry ingredients together in a medium bowl.
3. In a large bowl, mix your liquids, then whisk eggs and mashed bananas into mixture.
4. Add dry into wet and stir until combined
5. Fold in chopped pecans, saving a couple to top your bread with
6. Pour into greased loaf tin and top with all the granola and leftover pecans chunks
7. Bake for an hour or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean
8. Let cool and then enjoy because this bread is delicious!

Gluten Free, Vegan Spiced Carrot Cake Bread

Never in my life have I tried quinoa flour but I got some at work and had to try it out. It actually smelled really good in the bag! You could always use regular flour here, but then it wouldn't be gluten free. This recipe is great for someone with sensitivies because it is also vegan! (woo, no eggs) I might try and make some kind of icing for it.....

serving size: 1 loaf

What you need:

• 1/2 cup grated carrot
• 3 small bananas, mashed
• 2 cups quinoa flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie (or apple) spice
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (I used a cinnamon infused one!)
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• optional* more shredded carrot for the top, walnuts or pecans, icing!

What you need to do:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Grease a pan (I used a loaf pan, obv)
3. Mix all your dry ingredients together, then fold in any additional exras (nuts, coconut chips, etc)
4. Mix all your wet indredients together, then pour into bowl of dry ingredients
5. Whisk everything together
6. Pour your batter into greased pan and top with coconut chips, more grated carrot and whatever else you decide to use
7. Cook for 40 minutes then check with a toothpick if done
8. If not, return to oven for an additional 5-10 minutes
9. Let cool for 15, then enjoy!

Copycat Taco Bell Egg Tacos

This was really good, really easy and kinda messy but so worth it! Great weekend breakfast meal that will keep you full for awhile!

serving size: one taco! with some leftover fillings

What you need:

• 2 tablespoon olive oil or coconut or avocado
• cooking spray
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup of onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cups spinach or kale, roughly chopped
• 2.5 teaspoons minced garlic
• pinch of salt and pepper
• little bit of your cheese of choice, I went for goat!

What you need to do:

1. In your first skillet, add oil and cook bell peppers and onion for about 3 minutes or until onions are translucent. transfer to bowl for later
2. In another skillet add your oil of choice and saute greens for about 3 minutes, until wilted. add your minced garlic. transfer to bowl with peppers.
3. In a bowl, add your 2 eggs, cheese, salt and pepper and whisk
4. In anotheeeeeeeeeeer skillet, spray with cooking oil and add your egg mixture. let cook until it's like an omelette, around 5 ish minutes. flip and repeat cooking until it's like a pancake.
5. Assemble! add any optional fixin's! I put hemp seeds and sriracha