Healthy carrot and banana bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour 140g plain flour

• 1 cup whole wheat flour 150g

• 1 teaspoon baking soda bicarbonate of soda

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon ground ginger

• 7 oz bananas 200g, approx 2 bananas

• 3.5 oz dates 100g - pitted weight, recommend Medjool

• 1 cup carrots 100g, finely grated

• 2 eggs

• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375F/190C.

• In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients (both flours, the baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger).

• In another bowl, blend together the bananas and dates.

• Add the grated carrot, eggs and vanilla to the mixture and mix well.

• Add the banana mixture to the dry ingredients and mix so the mixture is well combined but don't over-mix.

• Prepare a loaf tin by either lining on greasing it, then pour the mixture in and flatten the top, pushing the mixture into the corners.

• Bake for 35-40min until a skewer comes out clean.

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1830IU | Vitamin C: 2.1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1.2mg