Breakfast and maple go together pretty darn well if you ask us. So given the opportunity to give the age-old banana bread recipe a perfect makeover, we were all over it. Get the recipe below for this incredibly tasty, purely nutritious Maple Almond Perfect Bar Banana Bread — and, enjoy!

Maple Almond Perfect Bar Banana Bread

Recipe:

• 2 Maple Almond Perfect Bars, diced
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, combine mashed banana, eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in about 3 increments, mixing after each addition.
5. Fold in diced Perfect Bars.
6. Grease 2 small or 1 large loaf pan.
7. Bake for about 40 minutes (large loaf) or 20 minutes (small loaves) or until knife or toothpick comes clean.
8. Let cool, slice, and enjoy!

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