How to Make Banana Bread - Simple, Healthy Recipe

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By Stacie Naczelnik



You don't have to be an expert baker to make this delicious banana bread.

There's nothing I love more than a moist piece of fresh banana bread. This is a recipe that my grandma passed on to me, but with a few tweeks. I've changed some ingredients to give it a healthier, lower calorie spin. The almond extract gives it the banana nut flavor, but without the nuts.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup organic, raw sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 2 eggs, or egg substitute (which is what I used)
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp. almond extract

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°.
  2. Mash the bananas in a small bowl, set aside.
  3. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, beat the apple sauce and sugar together. Add the eggs, beating until the mixture is foamy.
  5. Stir in the mashed bananas, vanilla, and almond extract.
  6. Add the dry ingredients in increments, stirring until well combined.
  7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 50 minutes. After 50 minutes, begin testing the bread with a toothpick. When the toothpick comes out clean, remove the bread from the oven.
  8. Let bread cool on a wire rack, in the pan, for fifteen minutes. Then, remove the bread from the pan, and allow to finish cooling on the wire rack.


Step-by-Step Pictures

Three ripe bananas.
Three ripe bananas.

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Store the bread in an airtight container, or wrap in plastic wrap, for up to a week. You can also wrap and freeze until you are ready to eat it.

A great idea, especially during the holidays, is to bake the bread in smaller loaf pans, then you can give them as holiday gifts, or take them to holiday parties for the host and hostess. They also make wonderful additions to homemade gift baskets, perhaps with some homemade cappuccino mix or holiday candy. This bread can come in might handy during the busy holiday season.

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G-Ma Johnson  says:
9 months ago

Stacie i like the changes..think I will try it.. G-Ma

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moonlake  says:
6 months ago

Enjoyed my visit to your hub. Make banana bread all the time but will try it your way.

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LiamBean  says:
6 months ago

A perfect banana bread recipe. This is the way I make it; the "two batch" process.

I like to put tropical trail mix in mine too. The dough is so thick that the nut and fruit pieces stay suspended and don't sink to the bottom.

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Stacie Naczelnik  says:
6 months ago

Liam, what a fabulous idea. I will have to try it.

Chicago Metallic  says:
3 months ago

I have to try this bread recipe. thank

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