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how to make healthy banana bread
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Healthy Banana Bread

This Healthy Banana Bread is so moist and delicious that you’ll never guess it is also good for you. Quick and simple to make, this will quickly become your new favorite banana bread recipe.
Servings12 slices
Calories181kcal
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Ingredients

Metric - US Customary
  • 3 ripe bananas about 300 grams (10 oz.)
  • 2 eggs large
  • 45 grams (3 tbsp) nut butter almond butter, cashew butter, peanut butter or sunflower seed butter
  • 45 ml (3 tbsp) vegetable oil I recommend canola oil or melted coconut oil
  • 220 grams (2 ¼ cup) oat flour sub with whole wheat flour or all purpose flour
  • 65 grams (⅓ cup) coconut sugar sub with brown sugar or preferred granular sweetener
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ⅙ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 180°C (350°F) and fold a 20 cm (7.9 inches) loaf pan with parchment paper or grease with oil.
  • In a large bowl, mash three ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the eggs, the nut butter and the oil into the banana mixture.
  • Add in the coconut sugar, the vanilla extract, the cinnamon and the salt. Stir the wet mixture with a whisk or fork for around two minutes, or until all is well combined.
  • Sift in the oat flour and the baking powder. Give it a good stir until all is well combined.
  • Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and bake in hot oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Or until a toothpick inserted into the center of your oatmeal banana bread comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool in the loaf pan for about 15 minutes. Be sure to let it cool completely before slicing and serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4.5g | Fat: 7.7g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 27.3mg | Sodium: 126.1mg | Potassium: 204mg | Fiber: 2.9g | Sugar: 7.8g | Vitamin A: 58.7IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1.1mg

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