Banana Almond Flour Pumpkin Apple Cider Chocolate Chip Bread (Gluten-Free, Keto-Friendly, Low Net Carbs, No Added Refined Sugar)!

🎃🍌 Pumpkin season just got a LOT more delicious! And yes… there are chocolate chips hiding in this Banana Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread! 🍫😋

Made with almond flour, banana, apple cider, and pumpkin, this treat brings fiber, healthy fats, and naturally occurring nutrients like vitamin A from pumpkin—all while skipping refined flour. It’s a delicious way to make your fall baking a little more wholesome! 💛

So, tell me… Are you Team Pumpkin, Team Banana, or Team Chocolate? 🎃🍌🍫

Place your answer in the comments.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups banana almond flour

2 Tablespoons tapioca flour

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon of all spice

¼ cup of a ripe banana well mashed (optional)

¼ cup coconut sugar, or sub another dry sweetener

2 large eggs

2 tablespoons coconut (melted) or almond oil

¼ cup of apple cider

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

½ cup of pumpkin puree

1/3 cup mini dark chocolate chips, plus more for topping (I like Lily’s)

Topping

Banana or Cocoa Frosting if desired

Directions

 1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a medium loaf pan with parchment paper; set aside.

2. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl; banana almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, all spice, and salt.

3. Next, whisk coconut sugar, coconut oil or almond oil, eggs, vanilla, pumpkin, apple cider, and banana.

4. Pour your wet ingredients in with your dry. And mix well. Then fold in chocolate chips.

5. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, topped with more chocolate chips.

6. Bake your bread for 18-20 minutes uncovered, then add foil and bake for another 15-20 minutes of baking to prevent the top from browning too quickly.

7. Check the middle for done-ness with toothpick to be sure.

8. Allow bread to cool in pan for 15 minutes before lifting from the parchment paper to remove bread.

9. Drizzle the top banana or cocoa frosting (if desired).

10. Cool & serve: Allow bread to cool in pan for 15 minutes before lifting from the parchment paper to remove bread.

Enjoy!