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Healthy Banana Bread Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Pattycake / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago This is a delicious healthy banana bread that I've been making for years. The recipe is flexible, optionally sugar-free and dairy-free, & can be embellished with chocolate, nuts, and fruit. A great way to use your over-ripe bananas! Prep:15m Cook:50m Servings:8	Pattycake
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Ingredients

Combine in a large bowl:

2 c whole spelt flour (or whole wheat or barley - or a mix of flours)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp soda

1 tsp baking powder

Combine separately:

3 lg very ripe bananas (about 1&1/2c) - mashed

2 eggs

*1/2 c brown sugar or sucanat

1/2 c milk or substitute

zest of a lemon or orange (optional)

2 tsp vanilla or 1 Tbsp dark rum

Mix wet and dry until just incorporated.

Optional: Fold in approximately:

1/2 c chopped walnuts or pecans

1/3 - 1/2 c dark chocolate pieces

1/2 c chopped dates

Directions

Pour into a generously greased and dusted loaf pan - any smallish pan will work.

Bake at 350 for about 50 min - a toothpick inserted in center should come out clean.

Wait 10 minutes before removing from pan and placing on a rack to cool.

Enjoy :-)

* For sugar-free or a lower-sugar banana bread, replace the sugar with 1/3c of unsweetened fruit juice concentrate (apple, orange, white grape), agave syrup, maple syrup or honey.

Originally posted on pattycake.ca

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melsa102 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Perfect! Not too much sugar and a good mix of whole grains!

turlak 1 year, 5 months ago said:
This is great! I made it w/ whole wheat flour and spenda brown sugar. I didn't even add anything else. The house smell wonderful and my husband says it tastes like candy (that is what he says when I bake even slightly sweet things because we really don't eat sweets). I will be making this beautiful loaf again and again. I tried to post a pic of it on here (w/ my new camera), but it wouldn't show up...oh well. Thanks again!

mrjwjohnson 1 year, 2 months ago said:
This sounds great and being a diabetic I love low sugar-free options.

pinknblack 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Sound good with chocolate chips but no nuts

chemhead 10 months, 1 week ago said:
Very tasty banana bread! It has a subtle sweetness and a nice firm texture. I tried it with whole wheat flour, dark brown sugar, and ground walnuts which gave a nice earthy, wholesome taste. Baked up perfectly on the first try at exactly 50 minutes in my oven.

pattycake 10 months ago said:
Thanks for the great feedback everyone! I will have to try it with ground walnuts, yum...

chia 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
My tried and true banana loaf recipe has been replaced...never thought I'd see the day! This is a great recipe, and my new favourite...healthy, moist and delicious! I love the combination of dates and walnuts. The family loves it!

salihan 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Delicious! My friend who was on a diet couldn't believe there wasn't any butter or oil in it! The banana bread is very moist and only mildly sweet. I used frozen bananas (defrosted of course), wholemeal flour, lactose free milk, chopped macadamia nuts and dates. It was a huge hit with DH too. Thanks for the great recipe!

pefferlawprincess04 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I made this today, what a wonderful treat!! I used stone-ground whole wheat flour as it has a finer texture for breads, I substituted the sugar with Redpaths HALF sugar substitute, and I had 1 lonely banana left over so I threw it in too, very nice recipe. Thank you for posting.

chickadee 1 month, 1 week ago said:
Hi i just made it and doubled the reciepe i added some carrots and walnuts. i cant wait to taste it. im gonna try it with applesauce next time and no milk i'll use water i'll let yall know how it tastes.

moonmomie 2 weeks, 1 day ago said:
Thanks so much for this recipe. My teenage boys made this themselves (and they don't cook much) and it turned out perfectly. They even cut back on the salt and sugar a bit (1/4 tsp & 1/3 cup respectively) and it was just excellent. We will definitely be making this again in the future.

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