• ⅓ cup vegan butter, softened

• 3 tablespoons peanut butter

• ⅔ cup brown sugar

• 1 flax egg

• 1 - 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla

• 2-3 tablespoons milk

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder

• 1 ¾ cup flour, ap

• 1 ¼ cups ripe bananas (3 medium-large bananas)

• ½ cup chocolate chips

• ¼ cup walnut, halves

Prepare

1. Pre-heat oven to 350º F.

2. Grease the inside of a loaf pan and add a thick strip of parchment paper for easy release.

3. Cut 6-8 slices off one banana and set aside for garnish.

4. Mash the remaining bananas with a fork.

5. Mix a flax egg using 1 tablespoon of flax seed powder and 3 tablespoons of warm water. Set aside.

6. Remove ~10 chocolate chips from portion and finely chop. Set aside for garnish.

Mix Batter

7. Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugar with hand beaters until light. (You could beat by hand with a wooden spoon as well.)

8. Add prepared flax egg, vanilla, and milk - mix until light and smooth.

9. Measure out flour using the spoon and level method*. Stir the baking powder and baking soda into the flour.

10. Add the mashed bananas and flour alternately to the creamed ingredients mixing on low or using wooden spoon just until incorporated (don't over mix the batter).

11. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.

12. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan. The batter will with thick.

13. Arrange the banana slices evenly on the loaf (gently pressing them into place).

14. Poke the walnut shards into the surface of the loaf so they are sticking up and cover the entire loaf.

15. Sprinkle evenly with chopped chocolate dust.

Bake and Serve

16. Bake in oven until a toothpick comes out clean - approx. 56 minutes*.
    NOTE: Depending on how hot your oven runs, pan size and type, altitude etc., the loaf could take slightly less or more time in the range of 50-60 minutes.

17. Let cool 10 minutes in pan before releasing to a cooling rack.

18. Cool completely before slicing with a serrated knife.