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10.8.14 Breads

Whole Wheat Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

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Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Whole Wheat Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

As you might have noticed on social media, October is fair trade month. For the past few years, I've donated a post to the promote this cause because I think it's important. So many ingredients we can source locally (which is great) but what about those that we can't? I love my coffee, chocolate, and spices but most of those items aren't grown around me. Looking for the fair trade logo is the best way to know that your supporting small farmers and good ingredients through your purchases! If you want to know more, be sure to pop over to the Fair Trade site to learn more about Buy Fair. Be Fair. 

This year, Fair trade asked if I would share the story of just one of the farmers that is supported through fair trade. I was sent along Madhav:

Madhav Murah, 32, Engine attendant at the Maud Tea Estate, with his wife, Savitri Murah, 28, a seasonal worker in the tea estate, with their younger son, Prasanta. Madhav Murah is also the head of the local chapter of the tea workers' union...In 2012, Madhav Murah bought a cow and built a cowshed with a loan from Fair Trade premium money. Today, he has 3 cows and has developed a business selling milk in the village and compost material back to the tea estate. The profits from this small business pay for his elder son's education in a nearby residential school.

Murah says, "I am happy that Fair Trade has allowed me to self-start this business, helping both my family and the tea estate in the process. As the first in the village to bring about such a scheme, other tea workers have also taken loans to start their own enterprises, inspired by our success story. In the future, I plan to take a second loan with Fair Trade support to grow our business."

So in honor of fair trade month, I thought I'd share my favorite banana bread recipe. I've been working on this recipe for some time now and it all stemmed from my favorite pumpkin bread recipe (good for fall!) I was able to include three of my favorite fair trade ingredients in this bread: bananas (duh), chocolate chips from Guittard, and vanilla extract from Frontier Natural Products Co-op. This bread is moist and I find doesn't even need an extra slab of butter to serve (but that hasn't stopped me before.) It's made with whole wheat pastry flour, no refined sugar, and a bit of oat flour to help keep it moist. I know there's a lot of banana bread recipes out there, but this one is now my go-to anytime I need a treat, we have guest, or are prepping for a road trip!

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Whole Wheat Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

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  • Author: Erin Alderson
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 60 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
  • Yield: 8-10 1x

Ingredients

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  • ¾ cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup banana puree (2-3 bananas)
  • ¾ cup maple syrup
  • ⅓ cup pecan or walnut oil (or melted butter)
  • 2 eggs
  • oatmeal and nuts to top

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350˚and generously butter/oil a 8 or 9" loaf pan (or use parchment paper.)
  2. In a food processor, pulse oats until almost flour- I still like little pieces of oats left. Pour into a large bowl and add wheat flour, baking soda, nuts, and chocolate chips.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together banana puree, maple syrup, oil, and two eggs. Pour into dry ingredients. Stir until just combined (don't over stir!)
  4. Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle with oats and nuts. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Top should spring back lightly and when a knife is entered, it should come out clean. Let cool and slice!

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  1. Sarah Edwards says

    October 08, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    I like making baked quinoa with honey, cinnamon and cocoa, topped with bananas. All fair trade when I can get my hands on them 🙂

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      October 09, 2014 at 7:36 am

      Would love to get Sarah's recipe for the baked quinoa!

      Reply
  2. Amanda says

    October 08, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    My favorite way to use quinoa is in veggie burger sliders!

    Reply
  3. jaime // the briny says

    October 08, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    my favorite way to use fair trade ingredients are right out of the box. so many chocolate bars. so many cups of tea.

    Reply
  4. Harini says

    October 08, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    I like using spices to make my mom's home-made Indian recipes. Comfort food, family tradition, and ethical products all in one!

    Reply
  5. Sylvie Morgan Brown says

    October 08, 2014 at 12:43 pm

    hi! hands down, chocolate chip banana bread. happy just thinking about it!

    Reply
  6. Dana says

    October 08, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    im a HUGE spices fan-i love to make a dish pop with various regional spices.

    Reply
  7. Haley says

    October 08, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    Coffee, for sure. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Annie says

    October 08, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    My favorite way to use fair trade chocolate is to eat it straight! It's so good on its own, I can't bring myself to do anything else with it!

    Reply
  9. Sara says

    October 08, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    My favorite fair trade purchase--or at least the one I make the most often--is coffee. I always buy fair trade coffee and I drink it almost every morning!

    Reply
  10. Emily says

    October 08, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    I like my fair trade coffee fresh out of the French press every morning.

    Reply
  11. Natalia says

    October 08, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    Guittard chocolate chips to make THE BEST brownies! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Caliper Birch says

    October 08, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    While not the best at cooking quinoa from scratch, I do enjoy combing it with beluga lentils to serve as a bed of savory goodness for a roasted chicken breast or pork loin.

    Reply
  13. ER says

    October 08, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    I love fair trade coffee on its own (or with a bit of whiskey post-dinner during the winter holidays!)

    Reply
  14. Natalie says

    October 08, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    I love fair trade coffee! I find it so delicious to add coffee to anything with chocolate, especially cake or cookies.

    Reply
  15. Beth R. says

    October 08, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    Put honey and bananas on or in everything!

    Reply
  16. Kristin says

    October 08, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    Fair trade coffee in my morning espresso for everyday, and fair trade dark chocolate sipping cocoa for cool fall/winter nights as a treat!

    Reply
  17. Alexa Heathorn says

    October 08, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    I loooove fair trade products! I use them whenever I can!! I use the chocolate for Brownies, cookies, bread, and eating them straight out of the package. I drink tea almost every night and the coffee is AMAZING. I also love the spices, I try to use spices in every thing I make it brings out flavor and makes the dish!

    Reply
  18. Allyson says

    October 08, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    I like to use fair trade cocoa powder and cinnamon in a spicy hot chocolate!

    Reply
  19. Cate says

    October 08, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    I like to eat chocolate right out of the box! Preferably paired with coffee. Or IN coffee. Yum!

    Reply
  20. Chelsea says

    October 08, 2014 at 4:08 pm

    I love using quinoa in my pumpkin spice granola!

    Reply
  21. Kaitlin says

    October 08, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    Fair trade coffee! I drink it every morning.

    Reply
  22. Beth says

    October 08, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    Fair trade dark chocolate is best eaten straight from the wrapper!

    Reply
  23. Eileen says

    October 08, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    This banana bread looks delicious! Chocolate is definitely the main fair trade product at our house -- and I use it by breaking off a chunk of the bar of my choice and putting it in my mouth. 🙂 No cooking necessary! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

    Reply
  24. Rebecca says

    October 08, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    often over-looked, I enjoy fair trade (or slavery-free, rather) tomatoes all the time!

    Reply
  25. Jennifer says

    October 08, 2014 at 5:36 pm

    Fair trade chocolate bars as an after dinner sweet treat most nights! 🙂

    Reply
  26. Katie says

    October 08, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    Coffee!!!

    Reply
  27. Kelly D says

    October 08, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    I like to use fair trade cinnamon to make a zucchini bread.

    Reply
  28. Nadine says

    October 08, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    Straight up! Morning coffee and chocolate for an afternoon snack.

    Reply
  29. Ann Paquette-Lukens says

    October 08, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    My favorite way to enjoy one of my fair trade products: I sit down & have some time to myself w/ a cup of cocoa after the kids go to bed.

    Reply
  30. Maria B says

    October 08, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    Hi!
    Favorite fair trade item: Tea, Bananas and Chocolate. And coconut oil.
    Tea (Chai with nut milk and honey, or hibiscus!)
    Bananas (nothing better than banana with peanut butter. Simple and SO FILLING 🙂
    Chocolate (by itself, in a brownie, hot chocolate with cayenne, as it comes...)
    Coconut oil (scrambled eggs cooked in coconut oil=YES, baked sweet potato with melting coconut oil=YES YESS!)

    Reply
  31. Jenna says

    October 08, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    I like to use organic quinoa to make breakfast bites ( in a muffin tin with eggs, cheese, and veggies ). Yum.

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      October 08, 2014 at 8:10 pm

      sorry it posted twice on accident!

      Reply
  32. Rebecca says

    October 08, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    Of all of the great foods out there, I have to pick straight up chocolate. I love the Equal Exchange 80% chocolate.

    Reply
  33. Betsy says

    October 08, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    Quinoa in my vegetable friend quinoa.

    Reply
  34. Rachel says

    October 08, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    I absolutely love your blog, but you need to do some more research before promoting fair trade products. It's fairly well known that there's a lot of debate about fair trade; these policies, contrary to their slogan, in many industries siphon profits from the poor farmers to often corrupt governments.

    Reply
  35. Beth says

    October 08, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    My favorite way to use bananas is melted into oatmeal. Maybe topped with a little fair trade chocolate, too! 🙂

    Reply
  36. Shira says

    October 08, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    A mug of fair trade coffee, the New Yorker, and a Sunday morning sound pretty much perfect to me!

    Reply
  37. Millie | Add A Little says

    October 08, 2014 at 11:22 pm

    This looks gorgeous - I always try to buy my oils and teas fairtrade!

    Reply
  38. Meghan says

    October 09, 2014 at 12:06 am

    This bread is gorgeous! Oatmeal is fair game for all fair trade! I like mine loaded with spices, fruits, chocolate if I'm feeling decadent (there are thousands of combinations), along with some tea or coffee to start the day. There's no better way, especially when I know that doing good for myself is doing good for someone else.

    Reply
  39. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    October 09, 2014 at 1:11 am

    Such a pretty bread. Love the big oat flakes on top 🙂

    Reply
  40. Medeja says

    October 09, 2014 at 3:04 am

    This banana bread looks and sounds really lovely 🙂

    Reply
  41. Janis says

    October 09, 2014 at 3:46 am

    Hands down, my fair trade chocolate but of course my coffee everyday!

    Reply
  42. Lori says

    October 09, 2014 at 4:09 am

    Coffee addict here! Hope I win! Thx for giveaway.

    Reply
  43. Jamie says

    October 09, 2014 at 4:16 am

    3 of my favorite things all in one: banana bread, chocolate, and fair trade! Thanks, truly, for honoring fair trade month with this great recipe. My favorite? Equal Exchange baking cocoa for making brownies, yum.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  44. Barb Brekke says

    October 09, 2014 at 4:45 am

    My favorite is the chocolate. I use it in breads, brownies and cookies. That is when I don't eat it right out of the wrapper. I am going to make some of your banana bread. It sounds delicious. I love your website. The recipes are so good but I especially like your stories that are with the recipes. I hadn't heard about Fair Trade before now. I will start buying these products.

    Reply
  45. Cheryl says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:02 am

    Of course, I love my coffee! Organic fair trade chocolate is a daily treat.

    Reply
  46. Elizabeth says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:05 am

    Fair trade coffee is my go-to, but chocolate never hurts either! Banana bread with chocolate chips is my favorite way to make it too!

    Reply
  47. Maryna says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:12 am

    It is sugar-free! And with chocolate and bananas! I am yours forever!))

    Reply
  48. Rachel says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:21 am

    I love my ft cinnamon and vanilla. I also love my new fair trade bird house made of felted wool! Fair trade spices and coffee everyday in my kitchen. I love percolating cinnamon in the coffee. Good for digestion too

    Reply
  49. krystal says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:29 am

    I love bananas and each a bunch (har-har) a week cut up on breakfast (nut butter toast, granola, etc.). I love that if I don't get around to eating them they can turn into tasty banana bread!

    Reply
  50. Molly says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:35 am

    I start my day with a cup of fair trade coffee

    Reply
  51. Julie says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:36 am

    I enjoy using fair trade chocolate chips when I make chocolate chip cookies.

    Reply
  52. Gina Guthrie says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:57 am

    I only buy fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate! I love this recipe! thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  53. Amy says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:58 am

    I've never heard of chocolate-coconut chips, but those sound fantastic for baked goods, or even a homemade candy! Ohhh, or a delicious add in to homemade granola.

    Reply
  54. Maria says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:08 am

    I use cocoa powder all the time and make hot chocolate, chocolate milk, chocolate pudding, marbled cake and BROWNIES!!!! ♥♥♥

    Reply
  55. Keeley says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:24 am

    One of my favorite ways to use these ingredients is chocolate banana bread, so I'll definitely be trying this recipe!

    Reply
  56. Rachel R. says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:25 am

    My husband loves using fair trade honey on his peanut butter sandwiches - I'm a big tea drinker, so my morning tea is my favorite! I just had Rishi for the first time a couple of weeks ago - it's the best!

    Reply
  57. Julia says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:27 am

    Most often it's coffee in the morning! But, next time I make Ella's stuffed peppers, I will look for F.T. quinoa.
    This recipe looks great. Thank you for this great site!!!

    Reply
  58. Mary K. says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:33 am

    I will be honest with you, I've never used any of the ingredients that you listed above, but I do love making Banana nut bread, and your addition of chocolate chips (yum!) and whole wheat flour sounds absolutely delicious. I plan on printing up your recipe for Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, and the next time I make banana nut bread will be with your recipe.

    Reply
  59. Greg says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:33 am

    I would melt the Guitard Chocolate chips on bread and add sea salt and a little olive oil for a snack.

    Reply
  60. Benjamin Roberts says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:50 am

    I love the idea of Fair Trade and do try to buy that way whenever possible. Specifically, Bananas and Chocolate come to mind (wow great things together as made evident in this recipe!). I have read interesting things about Fair Trade as an effective tool for protecting farmers though. Quinoa shortages in some regions stem from farmers' desire to sell as much high-price product as possible and actually lead to shortages locally! How counterintuitive...
    THat said I think I'll be making a Banana Chocolate chip bread this weekend with some frozen fair trade fruit begging for a use!

    ★★★★

    Reply
  61. Crystal says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:55 am

    I love going to the chocolate aisle and picking out one of the uniquely flavored organic, fair-trade certified bars. Sure there's plain or mint chocolate, but I prefer the ones with spices, dried fruits, and/or nuts. It's the perfect afternoon snack when my concentration starts to fade.

    Reply
  62. MARIE ZMICH says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:56 am

    I chop up Chocolate coconut chips from Dang Foods, and put them in my bananna bread- Yum !

    Reply
  63. Shannon says

    October 09, 2014 at 7:16 am

    Hey! I'm a first time reader and I'm so happy to hear you're promoting Fair Trade! I was on the Fair Trade Committee at the University I attended and helped to organize the Fair Trade Expo for our region. One of my favorite breakfasts/snacks is simply Fair Trade coffee with yogurt and blueberries from the local farmers market topped with honey and cinnamon. Of course you can throw some delicious Fair Trade bananas in there as well. 🙂

    Reply
  64. Mary Ann says

    October 09, 2014 at 7:35 am

    Bananas of course, every day! And I have a feta, quinoa, garbanzo salad recipe that can be served year round.

    Reply
  65. Nanette says

    October 09, 2014 at 7:36 am

    I love quinoa for breakfast with blackberries (or blueberries), toasted walnuts, and a bit of agave drizzled on top.

    Reply
  66. Melanie says

    October 09, 2014 at 7:59 am

    I take fair trade cocoa powder (dutched and unsweetened -- my favorite is Lake Champlain Chocolates), and mix with just enough maple syrup. Then, I heat up whole milk and add for rich hot chocolate, the elixir that gets me through the day some days!

    Reply
  67. cheri says

    October 09, 2014 at 8:02 am

    Can't wait to make this recipe. Chocolate and coffee are my favorite fair trade items and those two are great together in chocolate cake made with local olive oil with a hint of almond extract.

    Reply
  68. Margie says

    October 09, 2014 at 8:17 am

    Coffee is my favorite, preferably either with a frothy whip of milk or an indulgent drop of half and half.

    Reply
  69. Laura says

    October 09, 2014 at 8:19 am

    My favorite way to use BarkThins is to go to Costco when they are out for a sample and walk by more than once...maybe twice. And if the sample lady is in a generous mood...three times. And if I'm brave and can keep my child quiet...four times and just to hone my stealth skills,..five times.
    Heaven forbid I would buy any. We all know what would happen...

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  70. Hillary says

    October 09, 2014 at 9:02 am

    I love using fair trade vanilla in my homemade vanilla ice cream. It tastes amazing and I feel great eating it!

    Reply
  71. Madeline says

    October 09, 2014 at 9:32 am

    I love breaking up the chocolate and using them in cookies or scones!

    Reply
  72. Kim G. says

    October 09, 2014 at 9:44 am

    I love using (and drinking) fair trade coffee.

    A good friend is a local beekeeper so I use honey on EVERYTHING ... and happily!

    Reply
  73. Brittany says

    October 09, 2014 at 10:06 am

    I love freezing bananas and blending them with strawberrys or peanut butter and making it into ice cream! Yum!

    Reply
  74. Amanda says

    October 09, 2014 at 10:49 am

    I have found some excellent fair trade chocolate at Whole Foods, love to have just a little bit of dark chocolate to get me through the day sometimes! Also, I eat a lot of bananas and try to get organic and fair trade - banana and peanut butter (on toast, in a smoothie, in oatmeal) is one of my favorite flavor combinations.

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  75. Kimberly says

    October 09, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    It would definitely have to be a quinoa bowl--Something perfect for a chilly fall breakfast, with the quinoa cooked in almond milk and pumpkin puree, and can top it with all sorts of yuminess-bananas, with lots of spices, and maybe some chocolate (all fair trade). Just throw that in with some good quality tea and life is good!!

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  76. Donna F. says

    October 09, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    I love using quinoa as a base for breakfast, substituting for oatmeal. Then I add nuts, dried fruit and some fair trade chocolate!

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  77. Adele says

    October 09, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    My favorite way to use fair trade ingredients is nibbling on fair trade chocolate, straight from the package! Delicious!

    Reply
  78. Kelsey says

    October 09, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    The fair trade items I buy the most are tea and chocolate - both of which I drink/eat on their own!

    Reply
  79. Natalia says

    October 09, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    Fair trade honey with organic milk at bed time, like my mom used to make. Especially love real honey - not that fake-o water and sugar they call honey in the supermarket.

    Reply
  80. Lynn @ The Actor’s Diet says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    I’m really a chocolate straight up kinda gal. Thank you for hosting this giveaway!

    Reply
  81. Dahlia Rockowitz says

    October 09, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    Fair trade coffee, cold-brewed with cinnamon and brown sugar. Add two ice cubes and creme (on a day when I'm treating myself) and you're set to have the best day ever.

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  82. Christine says

    October 09, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    Favorite way to use fair trade - cold brew coffee! 🙂

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  83. jacquie says

    October 09, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    eating the chocolate fresh out of the wrapper. and i'm thinking of making your pumpkin bread recipe w/ the chocolate chips.

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  84. Dana Ferguson says

    October 09, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    Fair trade coffee and chocolate are the items i use the most.

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  85. Mason says

    October 09, 2014 at 9:47 pm

    Love fair trade coffee and chocolate all the way! Preferably together!

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  86. Janet says

    October 09, 2014 at 11:34 pm

    My favorite way to use fair-trade chocolate bars is to break them into little squares and serve for a sweet bite of dessert. It doesn't get any easier or more delicious!

    Reply
  87. cori says

    October 10, 2014 at 3:26 am

    I love bananas and a crumbled larabar on top of my oatmeal!

    Reply
  88. Emma s says

    October 10, 2014 at 4:04 am

    I have a cup of fair trade coffee every morning and I love to eat fair trade chocolate too!

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  89. Rachel says

    October 10, 2014 at 4:08 am

    Chocolate banana bread!

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  90. Lacey says

    October 10, 2014 at 5:33 am

    My favorite fair trade food is coffee - freshly ground and brewed with my aeropress. 🙂

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  91. Gaby says

    October 10, 2014 at 6:56 am

    Very boring, potentially, but my favorite breakfast is banana oatmeal- I cook the banana with the oatmeal so it softens and naturally sweetens the oatmeal, then add a ridiculous amount of (fairtrade) cinnamon and a little (local) honey- then top with in-season berries or swirl in some almond butter. Hungry just thinking about it (and I just ate breakfast, shoot.)

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  92. Talia B. says

    October 10, 2014 at 7:07 am

    I will drink all that fair trade coffee! Yum. PLEASE!

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  93. Ally says

    October 10, 2014 at 7:36 am

    Coffee, for sure! What would we do without it?

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  94. andrea says

    October 10, 2014 at 7:58 am

    Lately, my favorite way is to use fair-trade cocoa powder in a vegan chocolate pudding mousse recipe I've been experimenting with.

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  95. Courtney says

    October 10, 2014 at 8:29 am

    a banana gets me through the afternoon every day at work!

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  96. Jamie says

    October 10, 2014 at 10:55 am

    Baking something yummy like banana bread.

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  97. heather says

    October 10, 2014 at 10:56 am

    wowza. my afternoon coffee is begging for a slice of that banana bread! i love baking and gifting so i've made it tradition to assemble baking kits including as much fair trade as possible, including chocolate, brown sugar, white sugar, ground cinnamon, coconut oil and fair trade vanilla extract!

    ★★★★★

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  98. lauren says

    October 10, 2014 at 11:07 am

    Well, I love my coffee every morning - brewed fresh in my Chemex coffeemaker (thank you for that, Erin 😉 ) with distilled water and sweetened with maple syrup, just a bit. In fact (!), I'm drinking some right now. Simple. Delicious. Fair Trade.

    Thank you for the give away.

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  99. Kira says

    October 10, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    I love keeping a Larabar in my purse for on-the-go snack attacks!

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  100. Tierney says

    October 10, 2014 at 3:16 pm

    My favorite way to use fair trade coffee is to brew it in a french press. Amazing!

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  101. Carol says

    October 10, 2014 at 4:25 pm

    Believe it or not, I use fair trade coffee with Tropical Traditions coconut oil Gold Label in it - Both to help my brain. I need to stir the coconut oil to emulsify it. My father has Alzhimers and I am doing my best to keep my brain healthy. Using Fair Trade spices as well. Turmeric is also very healthy for your brain. Dementia related disease is becoming an epidemic, and we can be proactive-and educated.

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  102. Johanna C says

    October 10, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    Coffee, every day, sometimes twice.

    I just found your blog (via Cookie and Kate). I'm very much looking forward to checking out your recipes!

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  103. [email protected] says

    October 10, 2014 at 6:40 pm

    I like to use fair trade chocolate is by putting it in my belly 🙂

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  104. Margaret says

    October 10, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    I'm pretty sure this recipe will be my new fav way to use fair trade bananas and chocolate!! Yum!

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  105. Nicole says

    October 10, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    Looks delicious. I love making one bowl quinoa dinners.

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  106. Anne Weber-Falk says

    October 11, 2014 at 11:47 am

    Baked and drunk. Coffee in the moring and afternoon with a sweet bread is the best.

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  107. Shoshana says

    October 11, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    I love fair trade coffee!

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  108. marsja says

    October 11, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Chocolate chip cookies!!

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  109. marika says

    October 11, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    Eating chocolate!

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  110. ellen says

    October 11, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    Wow, I didn't realize bark thins are fair trade...I'll have to try them, I've always eyed them. I love fair trade chocolate. Straight up, dark chocolate, of course 🙂

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  111. Karen says

    October 11, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    I love using fair trade chocolate chips to make chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches! And fair trade coffee is delicious, all the time.

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  112. Victoria says

    October 12, 2014 at 9:59 am

    I love fair trade chocolate and coffee! Two weeks ago I decided to make major changes to my diet- i.e. no red meat, no refined sugars, no fast food, etc. There's a lot I'm willing to give up, but never chocolate or coffee. : )

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  113. Katelyn Ragland says

    October 12, 2014 at 10:43 am

    I brewing fair trade tea, then cooling it to add flavor to smoothies!

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  114. Calli says

    October 12, 2014 at 5:38 pm

    In summer I like making ice tea with some honey.

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  115. Abby says

    October 12, 2014 at 6:21 pm

    Fair trade coffee. For sure!

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  116. Marijke Van Dornick says

    October 13, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    OMG! Your recipe looks so good I want to eat my laptop screen 😀 Seriously, though, I love dropping by here and just seeing your recipes and gorgeous photos (and your wooden table, which I LOVE). Thank you so much. Mari.

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  117. Kim says

    October 13, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    I love to bake with fair trade chocolate...or just eat it straight 🙂

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  118. Lori says

    October 13, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    I love the Alter Eco chocolate bars, especially the one with brown butter with sea salt.

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  119. Chloe Froehlich says

    October 15, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    Fair trade chocolate bars. Right out of the package. Especially raspberry chocolate 🙂

    ★★★★★

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  120. sonia m says

    February 25, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    This is some fantastic banana bread. It's nice and filling, perfectly sweetened and doesn't feel too heavy on the stomach. I love to spread a bit of peanut butter on a slice and savor it as a dessert!

    ★★★★★

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  121. Marsha Finney says

    October 02, 2015 at 4:32 am

    Hi,

    I can't wait to make the bread. I am having breakfast now eating a slice of my mom's recipe of banana nut bread. It is good, but your bread sounds a lot healthier! On your recipe my computer has a little square in front of the nut oil, so I do not know how much to use. I checked your pumpkin bread recipe and my computer is doing the same thing. I have not idea why!! If you would be so kind as to send me the amount of oil to use I would greatly appreciate your time! I am subscribed to your blog so I won't miss your recipes. Many thanks!!!

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  122. kay says

    November 17, 2018 at 9:43 am

    I already have a package of oat flour. How much should I use for this delicious sounding recipe?

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    • Erin Alderson says

      November 18, 2018 at 2:30 pm

      Use just about the same amount- I'd go about 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons.

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