Healthy whole wheat banana bread. In a large bowl, beat oil and honey together. Whole Wheat Banana Bread is a lightened-up version of classic banana bread that is just as moist, soft, and flavorful! Made with mashed bananas, cinnamon, vanilla, and whole wheat flour.
You can cook Healthy whole wheat banana bread using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Healthy whole wheat banana bread
- You need 2 cups of mashed very ripe bananas.
- It’s 4 tablespoons of honey.
- You need 4 tablespoons of oil.
- You need 2 of large eggs.
- It’s 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- It’s 2 tablespoons of milk.
- You need 2 cups of whole wheat flour.
- Prepare 3 teaspoons of baking powder.
- You need Pinch of salt.
- It’s 1 cup of chopped walnuts.
In this healthier banana bread recipe, swap butter with unsweetened applesauce, all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour, and replace some of the refined sugar with honey. It depends on the depth of the pan. To make dairy-free banana bread, use coconut oil instead of butter in the recipe. You may substitute the white whole wheat flour with regular whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour.
Healthy whole wheat banana bread instructions
Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9x 5 inch large loaf pan.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, walnuts, baking powder.
In another bowl, mix together mashed bananas, egg, milk, vanilla, oil, and honey until combined.
Pour wet ingredient mixture into the dry and mix with a spatula just until combined (do NOT over mix!).
Pour batter into loaf pan and bake on medium rack for an hour to 65 minutes it golden brown. Test with a toothpick to make sure..
Remove from pan onto wire rack to cool..
Enjoy!.
Tip: the riper the bananas, the more intense the banana flavor and sweetness!.
Mix a few nuts or chocolate chips into the batter to make banana nut bread or chocolate chip banana bread. Plus it is a cinch to mix together and only requires one bowl. Since I live by myself, I like to bake a big loaf of banana bread and freeze it for later. Don't let the healthy name fool you, this banana bread is moist and full of flavor. Whole grains, high fiber and low fat and sugar are just the added benefits.
