Healthy Banana Bread
This Healthy Banana Bread is a delicious recipe made with whole wheat flour and naturally sweetened with honey or maple syrup.
Equipment
- loaf pan
Ingredients
Baking Ingredients
- ⅓ cup melted coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil or high quality vegetable oil *Oil options
- ½ cup honey or maple syrup
- 2 pieces eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 ½ medium or 2 large bananas)
- ¼ cup milk of choice or water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (NOT baking powder; they aren’t the same!)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon plus more to swirl on top
- 1 ¾ cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour **Flour alternatives
- ½ cup mix-ins like chopped walnuts or pecans, chocolate chips, raisins, chopped dried fruit, fresh banana slices Totally optional
Instructions
Baking Steps
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius) and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, beat the oil and honey together with a whisk. Add the eggs and beat well, then whisk in the mashed bananas and milk.
- Add the baking soda, vanilla, salt and cinnamon, and whisk to blend. Lastly, switch to a big spoon and stir in the flour, just until combined.
- Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the loaf pan for at least 10 minutes.
Notes
This bread is moist, so it will keep for just two or three days at room temperature. Store it in the refrigerator for five to seven days, or in the freezer for up to three months or so.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 100IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.5mg
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