Step 1

(If required) Grind almonds into meal and pass through a sieve to remove lumps.

Step 2

Place almond meal into a large bowl and add baking soda and vanilla powder. Mix thoroughly.

Step 3

Put dates, water and lemon juice into a blender. Blend until dates are finely chopped.

Step 4

Add hemp seeds to blender, and blend until smooth.

Step 5

Mash bananas thoroughly by hand and pour date-hemp mix on top. Mix thoroughly.

Step 6

Add flax meal to banana-date-hemp mix and combine thoroughly. Leave to sit for 5 mins for flax to begin thickening up.

Step 7

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and fold through until ingredients are well combined, but no more.

Step 8

Spoon/pour mixture into a small loaf tin, lined with baking paper.

Step 9

Cover loosely with foil and cook at 180ºC/356ºF for 45 minutes, then remove foil and cook for a further 60 minutes.

Step 10

Leave on rack to cool for at least 1 hour, then slice and serve.