Knowing that I’d be spending the weekend in Orlando with my mom and sister, I wanted to do a little baking so we would have something healthy and delicious at our fingertips just in case hunger struck in our hotel room.
How about some healthy banana bread?
Save money on room service! Eat banana bread!
I incorporated some healthier ingredients into this loaf to substitute for some of the typical less-than-healthy ingredients that normally find their way into banana bread.
So what’s in it?
Fat free Greek yogurt, unsweetened applesauce and whole wheat flour. Plus a reduced amount of sugar!
Healthy Banana Bread
Makes one loaf
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 egg
- 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup fat free Greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray loaf pan with cooking spray
- Combine whole wheat flour through salt in a bowl and set aside
- Mix remaining ingredients together until batter is relatively smooth with a few lumps from the mashed bananas
- Slowly mix flour mixture into banana mixture
- Once batter is fully mixed, pour into loaf pan and bake for approximately 50 minutes
- Cool, slice and enjoy
I also highly recommend crumbling the banana bread on top of a cup of vanilla Greek yogurt and sprinkling it with some fresh blueberries.
Yum!
Hi Julie that looks real good. What are your thoughts on natural sweetener ssuch as stevia?
Jeannie
Yum, I love banana bread! I’m definitely going to make this soon!
Kim @ Living, Laughing & Losing
Wow! I will be making this asap! I LOVE banana bread and have been trying to find a healthy recipe for it for months now!
Erica
Banana Bread is one of my favs! So happy to see a healthier version of it
Mary
YES. Seriously, who doesn’t love banana bread? Thanks for sharing.
Monique @ Ambitious Kitchen
I got pretty darn excited when I saw the title of this post – I LOVE banana bread. This sounds and looks wonderful! I think there are a few bananas on the counter that are going to be earmarked for this
Stephanie @ Legally Blinde
YUM! Enjoy the healthy snacks
Sana
Ooo banana bread is the best! I made a healthier version really similar to this a couple weeks ago with pineapple! Delish! I’ve never tried it with greek yogurt – brilliant!
Caroline @ After Dinner Dance
YUM! A healthy banana bread recipe, without nuts .. love it!!
Liz @ Southern Charm
That looks SO DELICIOUS! Haha practically drooling at my desk!
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats
YUUUUUUUUM, this looks fantastic! I love homemade banana bread – perfect morning treat!
joelle (on a pink typewriter)
Thanks for posting this, Julie! I am literally staring at a bunch of super ripe bananas and was thinking – I need a healthy banana bread recipe. This sounds delish
Jenna
how delicious! they’ll love it!
Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy
Ooh, that looks sooo good; it doesn’t look healthy at all! I just froze a bunch of ripe bananas this morning. Boo!
Marie
YUMMY! I always use WW flour in my banana bread, but I never thought to use Greek yogurt. Awesome idea!
Annette@FitnessPerks
Yum! While this question might be totally unrelated to this post, I have to know: What are your thoughts on the “Paleo diet”?
Heather
This looks delicious!! Add a few chocolate chips and I’d be in heaven!
Kristen @ notsodomesticated
I looove banana bread! I’ll have to try it
Alysia @ Slim Sanity
I love banana bread and especially love it when it is healthified! I made a version not too long ago and it was a hit with my entire family. Now if only it weren’t so hot, I might be in the mood to bake!!
Suzanne @ Fit Minded Mom
YUM! I would be a fan because I don’t like overly sweet breads so this would be right up my alley…add some walnuts and I’d be a happy camper.
Kelly
Looks fantastic! I love baking with Greek yogurt–I’m definitely adding this to my list of things to bake!
Nicole
Thanks for making me drool all over my laptop.
If i had some applesauce, i could make this right now.
Audrey Adams
Yum! I love banana bread, it’s always been one of my favorite foods. My little niece has been asking me to make her some, this looks like the perfect healthy recipe to try! Now if only my kitchen wasn’t 90 degrees….
Meghan @ After the Ivy League
I love banana bread! Well…anything banana really! Thanks for the recipe!
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The Blissful Baker
Have fun with your mom and sister.
Mary
that looks so good! too bad I can’t eat bananas lol
Rachel
I love making food to bring to trips – and banana bread is the perfect thing! Have fun!
Michelle (Better with Berries)
Hey! I’ve been snacking on banana bread this week as well but I love the fact that yours has the unhealthy stuff replaced! Always looking for new tasty treats that won’t make me have regrets later! The blog is great, thanks for sharing!
Chandler
Looks yummy! Would love to know if you have a healthy zucchini bread recipe as well.
Kristin
Oh NICE! I’m always looking for a new banana bread recipe – this looks awesome!
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More
I need to make this for my roadtrip next week!
Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More
Such a great idea to save money and have healthy snacking! Your last suggestion of eating the banana bread crumbled on top of greek yogurt and blueberries sounds delicious!
Amanda @ Live. Laugh. Learn.
“save money on room service, eat banana bread” – always marketing! Love it
Kim @ The Family Practice
OMG! I just made this bread and it was so delicious! I made a few alterations to it though…..made it with 1 cup of whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup regular flour and used 1/4 cup of Chobani Champions Very Berry Greek yogurt!!! Oh my……it is delicious!
Amy C.
Wow, I must try this recipe! This looks delicious.
Emly Teal
I made this this afternoon – its great! I’m not a huge banana bread fan but the BF is and I love it – thanks!
Amber
I just made this – and it came out great! it tastes awesome. I actually didnt have any greek yogurt available, but it still came out very moist and delicious!
Maggie Thompson
Ohhh I made this this afternoon and I just popped them out of the oven! My house smells fantastic! I made a double batch and made them as 24 muffins so I can freeze some. My kids are currently gobbling them up, even my uber picky seven year old!! The muffins only take about 20 minutes to bake completely and they rise so nicely, they are gorgeous. I calculated the calories on them with Spark People and each muffin is 130 calories. The whole wheat flour I think gives these a nice nutty flavor too. Thanks for the recipe I will be making these a lot I am sure.
Jillian Mitchell
Thanks! I really like this recipe. I doubled it because one loaf wouldn’t have lasted a day in our house.
I also added a couple of pinches of ground cloves and nutmeg because I love the scent.
Marilyn
what is the nutrition info on this?
cyn
Just made a double batch and baked it in a 13×9. So good; it tastes like a regular banana bread, not healthified! I will defintely be making more in the future! Thanks for the recipe!
Marie
I just made this recipe today, and it turned out wonderfully. It honestly tastes just as great as my regular banana bread recipe, but it’s much healthier! Thanks for the great recipe!
Alex
I am so glad I found your recipe on Pinterest! I just finished eating my first piece…I AM going back for more! I added walnuts to my loaf and it is delicious! It’s light, moist and the crust is crisp and sweet. Thank you for sharing your recipe. It will definitely stay in my recipe book!
Colette