Healthy Banana Bread
This moist and healthy banana bread recipe is made with creamy yogurt, crunchy walnuts, and warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.
Servings 14
Calories 200kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
- ½ cup flaxseed meal
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons room temperature butter unsalted
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- ⅓ cup plain low fat yogurt
- ½ cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and spray an 8 ½ x 4 ½ inch bread pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together whole wheat pastry flour, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer over medium-high speed until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Reduce stand mixer speed to low and slowly add the eggs one at a time followed by the vanilla, mashed bananas, and yogurt. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down sides and increase speed to medium until ingredients are blended.
- With the mixer still running, slowly add the dry ingredients until they are all added. Scrape down the sides one last time ensuring that the wet and dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Remove bowl from the stand mixer and stir in the walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared bread pan and bake for one hour or until toothpick comes out smooth. Cool completely before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.3g | Protein: 4.1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.5g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 167mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 14.9g