Double Chocolate Chia Banana Bread

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 160 Fan / 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4. Grease and line your tin with a little oil and dust with flour as well as a piece of parchment
2. Melt the coconut oil and set aside to cool
3. Mix the ground flax seeds with 1/3 cup (80ml) of cold water and set aside
4. In a small bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and chia seeds
5. Peel the bananas and mash with a fork until a smooth puree (although some lumps are okay)
6. Add the coconut sugar, almond milk, vinegar and melted coconut oil and ground flaxseeds to the banana puree and whisk
7. Add in the dry ingredients and chocolate chips and stir together until well combined
8. Tip into your prepared loaf tin
9. Optional topping: Peel a banana and cut in half lengthways. Lay on top of the cake mix and gently push into the batter slightly. Sprinkle with a little coconut sugar
10. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes. Test the cake with a skewer or long toothpick. If it comes out clean, the cake is cooked
11. Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before lifting out onto a wire rack and cooling completely