Healthy Banana Bread Recipe

5 from 13 votes

Easy and healthy banana bread recipe made using whole wheat flour, bananas, coconut oil, honey, and other pantry staple ingredients.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Low Fat

Servings: -12 slices

Author: Rena

Ingredients

1 ¾ Cup White whole wheat flour
3 large Ripe bananas mashed, about 1 cup
⅓ Cup Coconut Oil
½ cup Honey or maple syrup
¼ cup Milk of choice we used almond milk
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F
In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients: 1 ¾ Cup White whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Soda , 1 teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Salt, and ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon. Mix and set aside.
Next, using a separate bowl, mix the mashed 3 large Ripe bananas , ⅓ Cup Coconut Oil, ½ cup Honey , 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, 2 Eggs, and ¼ cup Milk of choice.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry flour ingredients. Mix together until well combined.
Using cooking spray, grease the bread pan, and pour the batter into the pan.
Bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

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Notes

Substitutes:

Flour - we used whole wheat flour, but you can use a mix of different flours like gluten-free, white, spelt flour, or oat flour.
Sweetener: you may use honey, agave, maple syrup, or any other sweetener like monk fruit sweetener.
Make sure you use ripe bananas
Oil: Any neutral oil will work. We love using coconut oil
Milk: we used almond milk, but you can use any milk of choice
SERVING SIZE: 1 SLICE

Storage:

Cover and place leftovers in the fridge for up to 5-7 days. Reheat in the microwave when ready to eat. You cover with plastic wraps and then with foil before freezing for up to 3 months.

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