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Baked banana bread with two slices of banana baked on top
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Moist and Easy Healthy Banana Bread

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 55 minutes
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
This healthy banana bread recipe is super moist and easy to make. It has no refined sugar, oil or butter, and uses apple sauce instead to cut down on fat! Consider this a lightened up and healthier version of your favorite more indulgent banana bread. It is also dairy free, and can even be made vegan!
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Ingredients

  • 4-5 bananas, overrripe, use one for optional garnish
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit and grease a loaf pan. Set aside.
  • Bananas mashed in a glass bowl on a pink background
    In a medium mixing bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until mostly smooth and only small lumps remain. Add in the honey, applesauce, vanilla, and eggs one at a time. Mix until combined well. Alternatively you can blend all these ingredients in a blender until smooth.
  • Flour added to a bowl of banana bread batter on a pink background
    Add the flours, baking soda, salt, and any mix ins, and mix just until combined. Do not overmix or the batter will be gummy.
  • Banana bread batter in a loaf pan with a sliced banana on top
    Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and top with the optional sliced banana. Let rest on the counter for 10 mins. Bake for 50-60 mins. The bread is done when the edges pull away from the pan and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • a stack of banana bread slices on a gray background
    Make sure to let the bread cool completely before cutting, or else it can be too mushy.

Notes

  • To make this recipe 100% whole wheat, use 2 cups of whole wheat flour and leave out the all purpose flour. 
  • Don't forget to let the batter rest on the counter before baking. This well help the gluten in the recipe to relax a little resulting in a fluffier bread!
  • Do not over-mix the batter. Mix until just combined.
  • Make sure this cools completely before slicing!
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 201kcal, Carbohydrates: 44g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 0.4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Trans Fat: 0.003g, Cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 357mg, Potassium: 267mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 18g, Vitamin A: 86IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 16mg, Iron: 2mg
Course: Breakfast
Author: Sam Adler
Cuisine: American
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