Gingerbread Banana Bread with Chai Frosting

A gingerbread flavoured moist banana bread with a creamy chai frosting. The chai frosting is definitely the cherry on top that completes it all.

You’ve probably seen a lot of banana bread recipes, but how about one that’s fit for the holiday season? Pair it with some creamy chai frosting and you’ll feel the holiday spirit in your mouth. It can also be vegan-friendly (I’ve added some substitutes for some ingredients)! I also wanted to add, DO NOT be intimidated when you see the long ingredient list! Gingerbread cookies also require about the same amount of ingredients, which makes both gingerbread cookies and this banana bread yummy and full of flavour!

Got some really spotty bananas laying around this holiday season? Nah, don’t be making the same banana bread over and over again, try to spice things up with this new variation!

Ingredients

Banana Bread:

• 1 cup wholewheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1.5 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• Pinch of sea salt
• 2 large eggs (can sub for flax eggs)
• 3 ripe bananas (mashed)
• 1/4 cup greek yogurt (can sub for coconut yogurt for vegan)
• 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Chai Frosting:

• 1/3 cup room temperature cream cheese (can sub for vegan cream cheese) 
• 1/2 tbsp room temperature salted butter (can sub for vegan butter)
• 2 tbsp coconut sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground all spice
• 1/8 tsp ground ginger
• Pinch of ground cardamon

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Whisk the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
3. In another large bowl, whisk the eggs first, and then add the rest of the wet ingredients and whisk together. Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients. Pour into a 9×5 inch loaf pan that’s been lightly greased and lined with parchment paper.
4. Bake for 45 minutes in the oven, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
5. For the chai frosting: in a bowl, mix together all the chai frosting ingredients, and spread on the banana bread. Slice and enjoy!

If you do try out this recipe, be sure to leave a comment and/or give it a rating! I’d also love to see your creations so don’t forget to tag me on Instagram!