Healthy Banana Bread

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4.75 from 27 votes

Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod

This lightened up healthy banana bread is a family favorite!

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana bread, healthy banana bread

Servings:

Calories: 161kcal

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/4 cups mashed brown bananas
1/3 cup melted and slightly cooled coconut oil
1/2 cup pure maple syrup or honey
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 large egg at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Turbinado sugar optional

Instructions

Heat your oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork. Add the melted coconut oil and stir until combined. Stir in the maple syrup or honey, Greek yogurt, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, don’t over mix. If you over mix the bread will flatten and end up heavy.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar, if using. Bake for 50-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Check the bread at 50 minutes, just to be safe. Oven times vary.
Remove the pan from the oven and set on a wire cooling rack. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the bread and carefully remove from the pan. Let the bread cool on the wire cooling rack until slightly warm. Cut into slices and serve.

Notes

The banana bread will keep on the counter, wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 3 days. This bread also freezes well. To freeze, cool the bread completely and wrap in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag. Freeze for up to 1 month. Defrost before slicing

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