How To Bake A Healthy Banana Bread Recipe From Scratch

Make this healthy banana bread recipe and enjoy a slice or two of the best banana bread you’ve ever had. This easy banana bread recipe will be a family fav!

Melanie from Happy Being Healthy has generously shared her delicious recipe with us so we can pass it on to you all. So, put on your chef’s hat and make this easy banana bread recipe. It’s a delicious treat with none of the guilt!

Big thanks to the lovely Melanie from Happy Being Healthy for sharing this recipe. Check out the original article here.

Easy-To-Bake Banana Bread Recipe

 

Ingredients for Banana Bread Recipe:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 medium bananas; mashed
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (optional)

 

Step 1: Preheat Your Oven

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray, then set aside.

Step 2: Whisk and Combine Ingredients

Whisk butter, applesauce, and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Add in mashed bananas, vanilla, baking soda, and salt, beating until completely mixed. What you will get is a smooth mixture with some chunks of bananas. Beat in the eggs and honey to the mixture.

Note: Bananas can go bad pretty quickly, so before they completely do, try these banana recipes to save your bananas.

Step 3: Add the Flour

Pour the flour into the mixture and stir again until smooth. You can throw in some chocolate chips to make a chocolate chip banana bread recipe. If you want a moist banana bread recipe, chocolate chips will also take care of that for you.

Step 4: Pour the Batter

Pour batter into greased loaf pan and smooth out the top. You can gently place a piece of aluminum foil across the top to prevent over-browning. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 50 minutes to an hour. Check bread by doing the toothpick test.

Step 5: Banana Bread Recipe All Done!

You can now remove your freshly-baked banana bread from the pan. You can let it cool on a rack or you can dig down while it’s warm. Enjoy!

You might also want to try these: 25 Mouthwatering Banana Bread Recipes

 

Want to try something quick and easy? How about this 1-minute banana bread mug cake from The Diet Chef:

Isn’t that quick and easy, my fellow homesteading cooks? Here in my homestead, I love cooking from scratch, and I love everything homemade. So, this award-winning banana bread recipe will be filling my kitchen soon! You too can bake your own banana bread recipe from scratch. You’ll love the smell of bread baking around your home just as everyone in my family does. Happy Homesteading!

Will you give this homemade banana bread recipe a try? Let us know about it in the comments section below!

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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on March 26, 2017, and has been updated for quality and relevancy.