A healthy banana bread recipe that the whole family will love! What’s there not to enjoy? Banana bread is a traditional comfort food that is perfect for breakfast or tea. It’s also a great way of using up ripe bananas. Remember that the riper the bananas the better as the bread will be sweeter. This healthy banana bread recipe is more wholesome than classic banana bread because it uses honey instead of sugar and oil instead of butter. It is also made with wholewheat flour instead of refined flour. Therefore it is an ideal low fat version of traditional cafe banana bread. Like all good banana bread, it is moist and fluffy.
| Serves | Prep Time | Cook Time | Calories | Sat Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Makes 12 slices |
30 mins |
45 mins |
210 |
1g |
*Note: Calories and saturated fats value are on a per serving basis.
How To Make Healthy Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 3/4 cup low fat milk
- 2 large ripe mashed bananas
Method
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
- Spray a bread pan with olive oil, and line the pan with greaseproof paper.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and bicarb.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, oil, vanilla, milk and honey until fluffy.
- Fold the flour and bananas through, without over mixing.
- Spoon into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes until cooked and golden brown.
