Healthy No Added Sugar Banana Bread

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

500 grams (~17.5 ounces) peeled, overripe bananas (about 2 1/2 cups mashed from about 5-6 medium; see notes)

1/4 cup melted coconut oil or neutral-flavored oil of choice

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla or banana extract

1 ¾ cups white whole wheat flour (see notes)

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ cup mix-ins such as chopped walnuts or pecans, raisins, chocolate chips (optional; see notes)

Directions

Preheat the oven & prepare the pan(s)

Set oven to 325F and lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan, or 3 mini loaf pans.

Mix the wet ingredients

In a large bowl, combine the bananas, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract and mix with a whisk until well combined. If you have a food scale, you can skip the mashing! Weigh your bananas, then combine with the wet ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.

Add the dry ingredients

Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and any mix-ins; stir just until combined. Pour batter into your prepared loaf pan(s).

Bake and cool

Bake for 60 to 75 minutes for a large loaf (35-40 minutes for mini loaves) or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out completely clean. Allow the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack and let it cool another 15-20 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1, 3-ounce slice
• Calories: 150
• Total Fat: 6 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 31 mg
• Sodium: 105 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 22 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 6 g
• Protein: 4 g