Toasted Banana Bread & Walnut Butter

Move over Wheaties, I have created the new breakfast of real champions ;)  That's what I do as an evil food genius.  It's a nutrient dense slice of moist & delicious buckwheat banana bread, toasted, and covered in walnut butter.  It's a great new take on banana nut bread and despite its deliciousness it is quite nutritious. 

Slice of toasted banana bread topped with walnut butter.

This bread is packed with bananas and contains mostly buckwheat (3:1 ratio of buckwheat flour to regular flour), ground flax-seed, and olive oil.  It doesn't contain eggs or butter so it is a heart healthy vegan treat as well.  If you aren't familiar with buckwheat you can read about its many health benefits here.   The walnut butter is made from organic and raw walnuts (no other additives).  Walnuts are also full of health benefits and are an excellent energy source.

Ready for a close up.

The most important thing about this bread is that is creates one seriously delicious & satisfying piece of "toast" :-)  Making banana bread on a whim can be a little difficult because you need to have slightly overripe bananas on hand which can require some planning.  I've overcome this problem by buying a bunch of bananas, allowing them to slightly over-ripen, peeling them, and then storing them in a bag in the freezer.  Just defrost and mash when you are ready to bake.  This also makes an excellent frozen banana supply for smoothies!  The key to a perfect smoothie is in fact a frozen banana.