If you love baking cakes that are healthy, why not try the humble banana bread? It is one of those classic, all-American comfort food recipes that fills the whole house with warmth and makes everything better. Banana bread is magic because it’s fluffy, moist, infused with sweet banana flavor, and beloved by adults and children alike.
A Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
This recipe has all the hallmarks of classic banana bread, and it’s easy to bake because it entails using one bowl, measuring cups, and a few essential ingredients. First of all, this banana bread recipe is made with 100% whole wheat flour, and it’s naturally sweetened with maple syrup or honey, which has more nutrients than white sugar. Lastly, this recipe uses unrefined oil rather than the usual entire sticks of butter used in other bread.
If you are a vegan, you can use maple syrup instead of honey, replace the eggs with flax eggs and choose non-dairy milk or simply water. In addition, if you are following a low-calorie diet, you can decrease the fat content by replacing the oil with apple sauce. Lastly, you can make it gluten-free by using an equal amount of Bob’s Red Mill’s gluten-free blend or certified gluten-free oat flour.
Banana Bread Ingredients
The basic recipe for banana bread is the same; however, you can own it by tossing chocolate chips, walnuts, or chopped pecans into the mixture. Also, you can add chopped dried fruit, raisins, or banana slices into the dough. Essential ingredients for healthy banana bread include three medium ripe bananas, apple sauce, egg, honey, milk, pure vanilla extract, whole wheat flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, and walnuts.
