This healthy banana bread recipe is easy to make with a handful of nutritious ingredients like whole wheat flour, applesauce, and Greek yogurt. This whole wheat banana bread is sweetened with honey (no refined sugar) and makes a great breakfast or snack.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5” Loaf pan, set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and sea salt, set aside.
In a large bowl, combine bananas, eggs, vanilla, honey, applesauce, Greek yogurt and melted butter. Stir until mixture is uniform throughout.
Add dry ingredients and stir until combined and there are no lumps.
If desired, add mix-ins.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, or until the top is set and a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out with moist crumbs.
Let cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
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Ingredient Substitutions
Bananas. Make sure your bananas are overripe for the best flavor and maximum sweetness.
Honey. Maple syrup is a great substitute for honey, and adds a little extra maple flavor.
Unsweetened applesauce. Any variety of applesauce works well in this healthy banana bread recipe.
Vanilla greek yogurt. You can use plain Greek yogurt or sour cream if you'd prefer, just note that the whole wheat banana bread will be a little less sweet.
Salted butter. Unsalted butter, coconut oil, canola oil and ghee all work well as substitutes for salted butter.
Whole wheat flour. White whole wheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour or regular all-purpose flour all can be used in place of whole wheat flour.
Mix-ins. there are so many possible mix-ins that can be added to this healthy banana bread recipe. Chocolate chips, dried cranberries, raisins, dried cherries, coconut, pecans, walnuts, almonds, etc.
StoreStore this healthy banana bread recipe in an airtight container or plastic bag to ensure it does not dry out for up to 3 days at room temperature, or 1 week in the refrigerator.FreezeThis healthy banana bread freezes very well. I recommend freezing it in slices in an airtight container! That way you can pull out a slice at a time to enjoy!