Preheat over to 350F. Prepare your pan with parchment paper. Lightly grease if pan is not non stick.
In a large bowl, mash banana, almond milk, date paste, applesauce, vanilla extract and apple cider vinegar. Combine well.
In a separate, whisk together the dry ingredients except walnuts and optional chocolate chips.
Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and stir to combined well. Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips
Pour mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and allow to complete cool on a wire rack.