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Honey Whole Wheat Banana Bread
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5 from 2 votes

Honey Whole Wheat Banana Bread Recipe

This moist and dense Honey Whole Wheat Banana Bread is naturally sweetened and packed full of wholesome ingredients. You'd never guess that it's healthy!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Bread, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 (9x5) loaf
Calories: 2171kcal
Author: Andrea

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup honey *
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil or vegetable oil **
  • 3 very large ripe bananas or 4 medium (1 1/2 cup mashed)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour white or regular
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray or butter/flour a 9x5 loaf pan, set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the honey and oil. Add the banana and vanilla, mix until combined. With mixing speed on low, add the eggs one at a time and mix just until combined.
  • In a small mixing bowl whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. With mixing speed on low, gradually alternate adding the dry ingredients and the yogurt, mixing just until combined. DO NOT OVERMIX!
  • Pour batter into the prepared pan, place in the oven and bake for 35-45 minutes, rotating half way through (Note you may need to let it bake a few minutes longer, but at high altitude mine took 42 minutes). Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

*Honey can be substituted for brown sugar.
**Coconut oil or vegetable oil can be substituted for a ½ c. of unsweetened applesauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 2171kcal | Carbohydrates: 322g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 87g | Saturated Fat: 67g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 332mg | Sodium: 2434mg | Potassium: 1654mg | Fiber: 27g | Sugar: 145g | Vitamin A: 509IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 446mg | Iron: 12mg