Healthy Quarantine Banana Bread
Have you found yourself with too many over-ripe bananas sitting on your counter? Doesn't it feel like everyone on the internet is making banana bread while we're at home? Well now you can too - and you can make it healthy! This banana bread contains no refined sugars and uses whole wheat flour. Perfect to make ahead for quick breakfasts or a snack for your family.
Bananas are a heavyweight when it comes to nutrition. They are loaded with essential vitamins and minerals such as potassium, calcium, manganese, magnesium, iron, folate, niacin, riboflavin, and B6. These all contribute to the proper functioning of the body and keeping you healthy.
Pure Maple Syrup is not only high in antioxidants, but every spoonful offers nutrients like riboflavin, zinc, magnesium, calcium and potassium.
Cinnamon has been prized for its medicinal properties for thousands of years. It is loaded with antioxidants, has anti-inflammatory properties, may cut the risk of heart disease, and can help fight bacterial and fungal infections.
Ingredients:
5 tablespoons unsalted butter or coconut oil
1/2 cup honey or pure maple syrup
1 3/4 cup mashed ripe banana about 3 1/2 large or 5 medium bananas
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups white whole wheat flour (250 grams), or regular whole wheat or all-purpose flour
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Lay a sheet of parchment paper across the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
Melt the butter in a large glass bowl in the microwave (or melt butter in a pot on the stove and transfer to a large mixing bowl).
Add the honey and mashed banana to the bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk in the eggs.
Add the baking soda, salt, cinnamon and vanilla to the bowl. Whisk until very well combined.
Add the flour and mix with a rubber spatula until just combined. You want all of the flour to be incorporated into the batter, but try not to over-mix.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan. Bake for 55-65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Check on the banana bread after 35 minutes and loosely cover with foil as needed to prevent the top from over-browning.
Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer it to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
To make dairy-free banana bread, use coconut oil instead of butter in the recipe.
Store banana bread at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Cool bread completely before freezing.
Recipe Source: https://kristineskitchenblog.com/healthy-banana-bread-recipe/