Healthy Banana Bread
Banana bread is one of my favorite foods (and the kids love it, too)! I took an older banana bread recipe I had and cleaned it up as much as possible so that it fits into a clean diet. I’ve added this to the Snacks category, but this makes for a great breakfast when eaten with scrambled eggs. My kids eat it sometimes for dessert too! Enjoy!
Ingredients:
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup wheat flour
- 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 2 slightly beaten egg whites
- 1 cup mashed bananas (3 medium or 2 large)
- 3/4 cup organic sugar cane crystals
- 1/4 cup Canola oil
Directions:
- Coat an 8×4x2-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Mash bananas and set aside. In a medium bowl combine all-purpose flour, wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl coming egg whites, banana, sugar, and oil. Once mixed well, add flour mixture all at one time to banana mixture. Stir until moistened. The batter should be lumpy. Spoon mixture into pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 to 50 minutes. Test doneness by inserting a wooden toothpick near the center of the bread. The toothpick should come out clean.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack for approximately 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan and cool completely on the wire rack.
I usually wrap mine and store it overnight before eating, but sometimes I have to have a slice as soon as it’s cool enough to eat.
Posted on August 17th, 2008 under Snacks • Tags: clean banana bread recipe, healthy banana bread. • 
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August 31st, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Oh gosh this banana bread recipe sounds really good. Hubby prefers that I don’t buy funky ingredients though because it just gets so expensive. Are the organic sugar cane crystals easy to find and inexpensive. We still haven’t given up sugar altogether (working on it LOL) but would that work for this recipe even though it’s not clean? Thanks
August 31st, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Hi Angie!
Yup, they’re easy to find. In our grocery store, they are right in the sugar aisle. I buy the bigger container, and it’s 3 lbs. The last time I bought it, the price was $3.98, but I haven’t bought any in a while, so I’m not sure with grocery prices rising how much they would be? Probably over $4.00, I would guess. You can read up it here: http://www.floridacrystals.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.Organic_Natural_Sugar
Even if you use regular sugar, the recipe is still low fat and low calories, so I would say go ahead and use regular sugar. Using regular sugar, 1 slice is only 127 calories and 4 grams of fat, 23 grams of carbs, and 2 grams protein.
Also, with the organic cane crystals, it’s the same equivalent as far as measurements. So instead of using 3/4 c. organic cane sugar, use 3/4 cup regular sugar.
Let me know how you like it! I love, love, love this bread! It’s one of my favorite snacks and I actually made enough last time to throw a loaf in the freezer and I think I may get it out tomorrow and thaw it and see how it worked.
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October 30th, 2008 at 7:56 am
What about making this with Agave nectar instead of sugar? Any idea how much to use since it’s a wet ingredient replacing a dry one and Agave is sweeter than sugar? Thanks
October 30th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Hi Connie,
I’ve never tried the Agave nectar in this because I’m fine with using the organic sugar can crystals, but I did a little research and I’m finding different info for substituting Agave for sugar. I have found either 1/4 cup Agave to 1 cup sugar or 1/3 cup Agave to 1 cup sugar. I think you’ll probably have to experiment and see.