Chia Seed Banana Bread

• servings: 10 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

3 bananas (extra ripe)

2 eggs (room temperature)

1/2 cup maple syrup

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup Greek yogurt (room temperature)

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp chia seeds

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan or line it with parchment paper.

Mash

In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork or potato masher until no large pieces remain. Some clumps are ok.

Whisk

Add the eggs, maple syrup, vegetable oil, vanilla, and yogurt to the mashed ripe bananas. Whisk vigorously until everything is well incorporated.

Mix

In a separate mixing bowl, combine the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until evenly distributed.

Fold

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and fold with a rubber spatula until the batter is about 90% combined. Then, gently fold in the chia seeds until no dry streaks of flour are left.

Bake

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smooth out the top, and sprinkle with additional chia seeds. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool

Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack, let cool completely, slice, and enjoy.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 slice
• Calories: 263 kcal
• Total Fat: 9.7 g
• Saturated Fat: 6.7 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 2.4 g
• Cholesterol: 39.1 mg
• Sodium: 381.5 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 39.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
• Total Sugars: 14.6 g
• Protein: 5.7 g