Almond Butter Banana Bread
The best banana bread I've made so far and I've made about a dozen! I thought I would miss the chocolate chips and butter, but it is so rich from the almond butter and coconut oil, you don't even miss it! And the cardamom flavor is out of this world paired with the bananas! Ingredients 3 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup almond butter (4.6 oz / 130g) 1 tablespoon plus 2/3 cup sugar (5 oz / 143g) 1 teaspoon plus 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil (4 oz / 115g), gently warmed to liquefy 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (6.1 oz / 173g) 1 teaspoon baking powder (0.14 oz / 4g) 1 teaspoon kosher salt (0.11 oz / 3g) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom- can replace with 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 large eggs (3.5 oz / 100g), cold from the refrigerator 1 cup mashed banana (8 oz / 227g), from about 3 very ripe large bananas 1/3 cup plain whole milk Greek yogurt (2.8 oz / 80g) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 Celsius) and place a rack in t