Healthy Banana Bread
A healthy and delicious oil-free quick bread featuring ripe bananas and crunchy topping.
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
Topping Ingredients
- ½ cup oats
- ½ cup chopped nuts or desired toppings**
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup or agave
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
Banana Bread Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed banana I used 3 medium bananas
- 1 cup plant milk
- ½ cup apple sauce
- 1 Tbsp flax seed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 ¾ cups spelt or white wheat flour*
- ½ cup coconut or date sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt optional
- ½-1 cup chopped nuts chocolate chips, or wild blueberries (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Prepare a bread pan by greasing the inside with coconut oil inside.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the topping ingredients together. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Set aside.
- In a larger mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients.
- Add the dry ingredients and optional mix-ins to the wet ingredients; and fold together until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.
- Sprinkle the topping over the batter and gently press in to ensure it stays in place.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a cake tester or toothpick poked in the center comes out clean. I baked mine for 50 minutes.
- Remove the banana bread from the oven and allow to cool on a baking rack for 10 minutes.
- Carefully slide a butter knife around the edges of the loaf pan and gently remove from the pan.
- Allow to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
* You may use a mixture of flours to achieve a lighter texture, including a 1 for 1 gluten-free baking mix. Though you may need to bake this longer if using a gluten-free flour.
** Get creative. If you’re adding in chocolate chips or blueberries, add them to the topping.