Description
This delicious banana bread is moist and flavorful, perfect for breakfast or as a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups mashed, ripe bananas
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted melted butter
- 2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sweetener (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Combine the mashed bananas, vanilla extract, melted butter, beaten eggs, and unsweetened applesauce in a small bowl.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sweetener, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- Add the wet ingredients (banana mixture) to the dry ingredients (flour mixture). Mix with a silicone or wooden spoon. Don’t overmix. Ensure the flour is incorporated, but the mix should be lumpy.
- Pour the banana bread batter into the parchment paper lined loaf pan. Smooth the batter throughout the pan.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Open the oven and tent the pan with foil. Don’t fully cover, loosely tent (it shouldn’t touch the bread).
- Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. Test if the bread has finished by inserting a toothpick and testing if it returns clean.
- Allow the banana bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing it and transferring it to a cooling rack. Allow it to cool for at least an additional 15 minutes.
Notes
- If you prefer a sweeter bread, you can increase the sweetener to 3/4 cup.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg