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This EASY Healthy Banana Bread recipe is made with low sugar, no oil and is just over 100 calories per slice. It yields incredibly moist, perfectly sweet, and delicious bread!
Looking for more bread recipes? Try my Lemon Poppy Seed Bread, Artisan No Knead Bread, or Skillet Cornbread!
What I love about the recipe:
- Normal Ingredients – No artificial sweeteners or anything out of the ordinary here. I use basic pantry ingredients you already have.
- Healthy – No oil, low sugar, FOUR bananas, and around 100 calories per slice!
- Tastes Amazing – When baked goods are labeled “healthy” they often don’t taste great, but I promise you no one would ever guess that this banana bread is any different! It is still just as moist, sweet, and scrumptious as traditional banana bread!
How to make Healthy Banana Bread:
Greasea standard 9×5” loaf pan (I also like to line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper to makesure the loaf doesn’t stick).
Mash bananas in a mixing bowl. Add egg, vanilla, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon and stir well to combine.
Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl. Add to banana mixture and stir to combine. Stir in melted butter.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 5-10 few minutes before inverting onto a wire cooling rack.
Pro Tips:
- Use very ripe bananas. The riper the banana, the sweeter it is, the easier it is to mash, and the more sweetness it adds to the bread.
- Trick to ripen bananas quickly: Place the bananas (peel on) on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for about 6-8 minutes. until the outer peel is dark.
Storing and Freezing Instructions:
To Store: Banana bread will keep at room temperature for 3-5 days.
To Freeze: Cool completely and then store in an airtight container or freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw to room temperature before serving.
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Healthy Banana Bread
This EASY Healthy Banana Bread recipe is made with low sugar, no oil and is just over 100 calories per slice. It still yield incredibly moist, perfectly sweet, and delicious bread!
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Author Lauren Allen
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 137
Cost 3
Prep 10 minutes mins
Cook 35 minutes mins
Total 45 minutes mins
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Ingredients
- 4 bananas , about 1 ⅓ cups, mashed
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (white or white-whole wheat)
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter , melted (or substitute applesauce)
Instructions
Greasea standard 9×5” loaf pan (I also like to line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper to makesure the loaf doesn’t stick).
Mash bananas in a mixing bowl. Add egg, vanilla, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon and stir well to combine.
In a separate small bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture and stir to combine.
Gently stir in melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow to cool in the pan for 5-10 few minutes before inverting onto a wire cooling rack.
Notes
Storing Instructions: Banana bread will keep at room temperature for 3-5 days.
Freezing Instructions: Cool completely and then store in an airtight container or freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw to room temperature before serving.
Muffins: Divide batter evenly into greased or lined standard 12-cup muffin tin. Bake for 18-25 minutes.
Mix-Ins: Feel free to stir in ¾ cup of you favorite chopped nuts, chocolate chips, or raisins, at the end, before adding the batter to the pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 137kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 209mgPotassium: 208mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 105IUVitamin C: 3.4mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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I originally shared this recipe January 2017. Updated January 2021 and January 2022.
Process photos by Nikole from The Travel Palate
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Lauren Allen
Welcome! I’m Lauren, a mom of four and lover of good food. Here you’ll find easy recipes and weeknight meal ideas made with real ingredients, with step-by-step photos and videos.
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This is a perfect recipe. I added a sprinkling of Demerara sugar and chopped walnuts on top. Will be my go to for too ripe bananas from now on. Thank you!!Reply
I am absolutely shocked how well this turned out. I’ve tried so many banana bread recipes. They either don’t rise well or are super sweet like cake, or too dense. I’m in Australia so, different measurements but i made do. It’s delicious. Nice texture. We added chopped walnuts in the mix and sprinkled on top. Otherwise made as per recipe. I took photos, wish I could post them.ReplyCan I use oats and seeds and olive oil?
Thanks, DaveReply
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