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Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread Recipe

August 29, 2018 by Jeanette 17 Comments

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Gluten Free Marbled Banana Chocolate Quick Bread - made with oat flour and almond flour, this quick bread is healthy and delicious!

Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread makes a healthy and delicious breakfast or snack. My mom made banana bread a lot when I was growing up, mostly because we always seemed to have lots of overripe bananas. When the weather is hot, bananas seem to turn brown even faster, so I, like my mom, end up making banana bread, banana muffins, or freezing chunks of bananas for smoothies.

Gluten Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread - made with oat flour and almond flour, this quick bread is healthy and delicious!

I’ve taken the extra step and added chocolate swirls in this banana bread.

I have always loved marbled cake. It’s something I fondly remember making as a kid. There’s something about the swirling that makes even the most unartistic person feel artistic.

This Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread recipe uses a combination of oat flour and almond flour, making it naturally gluten-free, with a really nice texture and a hearty feel to it. I’ve used oat flour and almond flour in quick breads very successfully together. Sometimes when you use gluten-free flours, I find the texture of the quick bread deteriorates after a day or two. Not so with oat flour and almond flour. In fact, as you can see from the photo above, the texture is really no different from quick bread made with regular flour.

To make the marbling effect, simply spoon some of the chocolate batter (which is just cocoa powder mixed into the banana bread batter) on top of the regular batter.

Gluten Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread - made with oat flour and almond flour, this quick bread is healthy and delicious!

Then, use a knife to swirl the mounds of chocolate batter until you create a design you’re happy with. Think of it as a canvas you’re painting on.

Gluten Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread - made with oat flour and almond flour, this quick bread is healthy and delicious!

The cool thing is that this is like 3-D art. Every slice will have it’s own unique marbled pattern. Served warm out of the oven, you could easily eat more than a few slices of this Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread. It’s that good.

Gluten Free Marbled Banana Chocolate Quick Bread - made with oat flour and almond flour, this quick bread is healthy and delicious!

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Gluten Free Marbled Banana Chocolate Quick Bread - made with oat flour and almond flour, this quick bread is healthy and delicious!
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Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread

Course Breakfast/Brunch
Keyword quick bread
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 241 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup gluten-free oat flour
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup organic sugar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour mix, almond flour, baking soda and salt. Place sugar and coconut oil in a large bowl and beat until blended. Add banana, eggs, yogurt, vanilla and cinnamon. Beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and beat until just blended. Remove 1 cup of batter to a small bowl and stir in cocoa powder.
  2. Spoon light and dark batter into a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Using a butter knife to draw swirls through the batter.
  3. Bake for 1 hour 5 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the loaf. If top browns too quickly, cover with foil the last 10 minutes of baking. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Cooking Light Dinnertime Survival Guide

Nutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread
Amount Per Serving
Calories 241 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 27mg9%
Sodium 155mg7%
Potassium 166mg5%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 20g22%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 60IU1%
Vitamin C 2.5mg3%
Calcium 41mg4%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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Comments

  1. Shashi at RunninSrilankan says

    April 6, 2015 at 7:51 am

    You hit the jackpot with your ratio of oat/almond flours – Jeanette – the texture on this loaf is phenomenal – it definitely doesn’t look any different from a regular banana bread loaf! Love the chocolate marble in there too! Happy Monday!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      April 13, 2015 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks Shashi – I’ve found oat and almond flour work really well together and there’s no strange grainy texture like some gluten-free flours.

      Reply
  2. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    April 6, 2015 at 9:03 am

    I also love marbled bread! I think it’s so pretty! I love this chocolate banana quick bread, Jeanette!! and hope you guys had a happy Easter Sunday!

    Reply
  3. Amber Ketchum says

    April 6, 2015 at 10:02 am

    This is beautiful! I love the color and never thought to make a marbled banana bread, thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  4. Jenay Green says

    April 6, 2015 at 10:41 am

    5 stars
    This looks delicious! I will be sharing this recipe.

    Reply
  5. Tawnie Kroll says

    April 6, 2015 at 11:05 am

    Gorgeous! Pinning 🙂

    Reply
  6. Kim - Liv Life says

    April 6, 2015 at 11:15 pm

    Banana bread is a staple around our house… but I haven’t marbled one in years!! Love the gluten free recipe to go with the tempting marbling!

    Reply
  7. Laura | Petite Allergy Treats says

    April 7, 2015 at 12:09 am

    I agree about feeling artistic creating the beautiful swirls. Love how pretty this turned out!

    Reply
  8. Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    April 7, 2015 at 4:59 am

    I’ve always wanted to try the ‘marbled’ look in baked goods but they turn out looking heinous- Thanks for this recipe I’m going to give it a go again!

    Reply
  9. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    April 7, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    Beautiful marble effect, Jeanette. I love that you used natural gluten free almond and oat instead of gf mix to make this quick bread.

    Reply
  10. alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says

    April 8, 2015 at 7:49 am

    can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  11. Kelly says

    April 10, 2015 at 2:20 am

    This marbled bread looks beautiful, Jeanette! I love the mix of almond and oat flour, the texture looks so soft and tender.

    Reply
  12. Jeanette says

    April 13, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    Thanks everyone – I love marbled cake – so fun to make too!

    Reply
    • Lorraine says

      May 7, 2015 at 5:22 pm

      This recipe looks delicious and I want to try it but there is a contradiction – the recipe calls for cocoa powder but the instructions call for melted chocolate – which should I use and if it’s melted chocolate then how much? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Jeanette says

        May 8, 2015 at 8:08 am

        Thanks Lorraine – I fixed the directions – I’ve used both cocoa powder and melted chocolate, both work.

        Reply
  13. wanda says

    May 5, 2020 at 3:08 am

    can i sub oat flour tobe all almond flour or coconut flour?

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      June 18, 2020 at 10:20 am

      Oat flour should work. I would not use coconut flour for this recipe.

      Reply

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