Comments on: Healthy Banana Bread Makeover

By: Emmalee

Emmalee — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:09:36 +0000

I made these into muffins, and I absolutely love them! (Along with everyone else in my family!) I just wanted to add onto the “agave is bad” conversation…as a person who works in the field of eating disorders, it’s important to know that (with the exception of maybe trans-fats) there are really no “bad” foods, just bad diets! Of course agave nectar is not going to benefit you if you eat it all the time! But neither would carrots, apples, etc. if that’s all you lived off of! Whether is HFCS, agave nectar, raw suagr, etc….it’s all fine in moderation. Of course, if you have personal health problems you obviously would want to stay away from the things that cause issues, but hopefully you get the gist of what I’m saying!

Thanks for the FAB recipe!

By: JenniferM

JenniferM — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:28:53 +0000

Hi Charisma,

Thanks for sharing! The almonds and dates sound great and I’ll try that with my next batch!

By: Charisma

Charisma — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:06:48 +0000

I just finished baking this. I grounded almonds and dates and added them to the batter. It is super moist. Thanks for sharing!!

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:30:10 +0000

Nice recipe,

I was going to make the below version but I think I will make this instead.

http://www.wascene.com/food-drink/delicious-banana-bread-recipe/

Jen

By: Contest Winner and Meal Planning « Bay Bay Bites

Contest Winner and Meal Planning « Bay Bay Bites — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:43:00 +0000

[...] also tossed a banana bread in the oven to eat with my smoothies this week. I adapted this recipe from the Clean Eating [...]

By: JenniferM

JenniferM — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:01:35 +0000

Awww, Megan, I really thought that Chai would do the trick. Mixing in pureed strawberries sounds really interesting (and actually, that sounds REALLY good!), so please do come back and let us know what happens when you experiment with those.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:26:25 +0000

Wanted to let you know that the Chai spice mix that I have (might be by McCormick – not 100% sure) didn’t have the kick I wanted it to. I would maybe use my own mix of spices that are part of Chai Tea, like Cinnamon, Clove, and so on. That would have to happen at a time I can experiment though.

I’m working on other versions…guess I can’t do the same thing twice, even if I love it…LOL. I had strawberries to use up before they went bad, so I pureed them and am going to add them with the mashed banana. It’s in the freezer waiting to be made into bread. I’ll let you know what happens with that too.

By: JenniferM

JenniferM — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:14:55 +0000

Hey Megan,

You post as often as you want, no problem! I am so happy you find them dangerously amazing! I’ll give Bob’s Red Mill a try. I’ve been using King Arthur, but am always open to trying new things. Muffins are awesome and definitely let us know how the recipe turns out with Chai (and maybe the raisins when you remember them…lol)!

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:40:55 +0000

I have to leave a second post, because that loaf of banana bread was gone the next morning! We did have two of our friends over who had a slice each, but the rest was between my hubby and I. Dangerously amazing! I must say I’ve made pancakes and banana bread now with Bob’s Red Mill 100% WW flour and I don’t think I will ever change to anything else now. It really works well for baking. I’ve used other flours and don’t think it was the recipes that were the problem…I think it was mostly the flour.

This morning I’m turning this recipe into muffins so my hubby can take them on the road for work. I chose to try Chai spices instead of Cinnamon. We will see how that works out. I wanted to add raisins, but totally forgot…woops.

Thanks again for a wonderful recipe

By: JenniferM

JenniferM — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:38:18 +0000

Megan,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and let us know how the recipe turned out for you. I am so glad it turned out so well for you and that it’s hubby approved.