Best Ever Healthy Banana Bread Recipe

Delicious healthy banana bread made with whole wheat flour and naturally sweetened with pure maple syrup.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Cooling Time 10

Total Time 1 10

Course Banana Bread, bread, Breakfast, Healthy Snack

Cuisine American

Servings slices

Calories 178 kcal

Equipment

Oven
Mixing bowl
parchment paper
8 ½ x 4 ½ inch pan

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

3 large ripe bananas, mashed about 1 ⅓ cup mashed banana
2 whole eggs at room temperature
⅓ cup pure maple syrup do not use honey
½ cup plain or vanilla greek yogurt whole milk or 2% is best
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients

1 ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt

Fat

6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled or olive oil or melted and cooled coconut oil

Optional Add-ins

½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
½ cup chocolate chips dairy free if desired
2 tablespoons chocolate chips for sprinkling on top

Instructions

Baking Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 8 ½ x 4 ½ inch pan with parchment paper and grease the inside of the pan to prevent sticking.
In a large bowl mix together the mashed banana, eggs, maple syrup, greek yogurt and vanilla extract until well combined.
In another bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not overmix!
Next, mix in the melted and cooled butter (or coconut oil). Fold in any optional add-ins.
Add banana bread batter into prepared pan. Optional: split a banana down the middle vertically and add on top of the batter or add banana slices on top.
Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached. Allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove and transfer to a wire rack.
Once bread is cool, cut into 12 slices. Serve with nut butter for a healthy snack or breakfast on the go.

Notes

If you'd like, you can use 1 cup whole wheat flour and ¾ cup all purpose flour instead of whole wheat pastry flour. I recommend browning the butter for this bread if you have extra time.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 28.4gProtein: 4gFat: 5.8gSaturated Fat: 4.2gFiber: 3.4gSugar: 9.9g

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