Carrot Cake Banana Bread with Thick Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cake Banana Bread with Thick Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

What do you get when carrot cake and banana bread come together? An incredible Carrot Cake Banana Bread. Don't forget the low-fat cream cheese frosting -- it's to die for! Perfect for Easter!

94 reviews

65 minutes

Ingredients

Vegetarian

∙ Serves 12

Produce

• 2 Banana, medium very ripe
• 1 cup Carrots
• 1/2 cup Raisins

Refrigerated

• 1/3 cup Diamond almond breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk, Blue
• 1 Egg, large

Canned goods

• 1/4 cup Applesauce, unsweetened

Pasta & grains

• 1/2 cup Quick oats

Baking & spices

• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 cup Coconut sugar
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/3 cup Powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups Whole wheat pastry flour

Oils & vinegars

• 2 tbsp Coconut oil

Nuts & seeds

• 1/2 cup Coconut, unsweetened
• 1/4 cup Pecans or walnuts

Dairy

• 4 oz Cream cheese, whipped or reduced fat

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 8x4 or 9x5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.

• In a large bowl, whisk together whole wheat pastry flour, quick oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.

• In a medium bowl, mix together together mashed banana, coconut sugar, egg, and vanilla until well combined and creamy. Add in applesauce and almond milk, then fold in carrots. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined -- DO NOT OVERMIX. Gently fold in melted coconut oil and 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans.

• Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean with a few crumbs attached. Mine took about 55 minutes in an 8x4 inch loaf pan. If you use a 9x5 inch pan, you may need to check the bread at 40 minutes.

• Remove from oven and place pan on wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan and place on wire rack to finish cooling completely.

• To make cinnamon cream cheese frosting: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon together on medium speed for a minute or until smooth. Spread over cooled bread. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts or pecans. Cut into 10-12 slices and enjoy!

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