Healthy Banana Bread

One of my all time favorite breads to make is banana bread! Since my bananas ripen quickly, I bake banana bread quite often. There are so many different recipes and twists you can try with this yummy recipe. Feel free to mix in whatever ingredients you have on hand. I’ve played around with different substitutions, and it consistently comes out delicious. That’s why I have three different versions posted on my site. Give this healthy version a try!

Healthy Banana Bread

I love bananas, but they often get very ripe on me. This is when I decide to make some banana bread. It's a great way to use up those bananas and have a yummy bread for all to enjoy. This recipe is a healthy version of the traditional banana bread recipe. Give it a try!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course bread, Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 1 loaf

Calories 2378 kcal

Equipment

• 1 mixer
• 1 mixing bowls
• 1 loaf pan
• 1 wood skewer

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1 ¾ cups flour
• ▢ 1 tsp baking soda
• ▢ ½ tsp salt
• ▢ ½ tsp cinnamon
• ▢ ⅓ cup coconut oil melted
• ▢ ½ cup maple syrup or honey
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 tsp vanilla
• ▢ 3 bananas very ripe
• ▢ ¼ cup vanilla almond milk, unsweetened or milk of choice
• ▢ ¼ cup Greek yogurt see notes
• ▢ ½ cup walnuts, chocolate chips, pecan pieces, or whatever optional ingredients you prefer

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Instructions

 

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  Preheat the oven to 325℉. Prepare an 8×4 inch loaf pan by coating the inside with butter or coconut oil. Set aside.
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  In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients (aka. flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon). Mix with a spoon and set aside.
  1 ¾ cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp cinnamon
  
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  In your mixer bowl (or a large bowl if you are using a hand mixer), blend the melted coconut oil with the maple syrup. Mix for about 2 minutes. Add in the eggs and vanilla and continue to mix for about 2 minutes. Add in the softened bananas, milk and yogurt. Blend until thoroughly combined. Add in the optional ingredients and mix until well combined.
  ⅓ cup coconut oil, ½ cup maple syrup, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 3 bananas, ¼ cup vanilla almond milk, unsweetened, ¼ cup Greek yogurt
  
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  Slowly add in ⅓ of dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and blend. Continue to blend in the dry ingredients ⅓ at at time until the two mixtures are combined and the batter is thoroughly mixed.
  
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  Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Place the pan on the middle rack of the preheated oven and cook for 50-60 minutes. Check the loaf at 50 minutes by piercing the middle of the loaf with a wooden kebab or knife. The kebab or knife should come out clean. If not, continue to cook for 5 minute increments and do the skewer check every 5 minutes until the loaf is ready and the skewer comes out clean.
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  Once the loaf is done, cool in a dry place for at least ten minutes. Serve with butter, cream cheese, or whatever you prefer. Enjoy.
  

Notes

The nutritional data is an estimate. It does not include the optional ingredients are ingredient substitutions.

I use my homemade yogurt in place of the Greek yogurt. See my recipe if you are interested in making this.

Nutrition

Calories: 2378kcal | Carbohydrates: 373g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 85g | Saturated Fat: 64g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 330mg | Sodium: 2505mg | Potassium: 2259mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 149g | Vitamin A: 741IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 420mg | Iron: 13mg

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