Does anyone have a Healthier Banana Bread Recipe?
astina2727
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I have the perfect banana's to make banana bread however all the recipes i find are not really that healthy. Does anyone have any great recipes? thanks in advance.
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BUMP0
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I know this is not a bread recipe that I have, but if you dont want to waste your bananas, you can make these banana pancakes
One ripe banana
2 eggs or just the egg whites
Mash bananas and combine til its a batter, then throw it on a pan with olive oil or pam cooking spray and fry them like pancakes.
Its real good and sweet0 -
Now that sounds like a really good idea...what do you put on it after? like jam syrup or nothing i may try this0
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take your existing banana bread recipe... substitute either apple sauce or canned pumpkin for any and all oil it calls for... in equal amounts... replace 1/2 cup of oil with 1/2 cup of apple sauce or canned pumpkin... replace 1 cup of oil with 1 cup of either...
oil = either vegetable oil, butter, shortening, whatever it is the recipe calls for for that family of ingredients.
That cuts you down from 1600 calories for 1 cup of butter to 140 calories for 1 cup of apple sauce or 105 calories for 1 cup of pumpkin.0 -
Thats a great tip thanks do you think that would work with greek plain yogurt0
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Now that sounds like a really good idea...what do you put on it after? like jam syrup or nothing i may try this
Actually its already sweet enough cause the bananas are ripe but I like to top mines with peanut butter or almond butter0 -
Awesome I may do this for breakfast tomorrow (:0
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Skinnytaste.com has a great one I just made last week
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/11/makeover-banana-nut-bread-3-pts.html0 -
I'll have to try that applesauce/canned pumpkin replacement. I use mostly whole wheat flour instead of the white flour it calls for too. It tastes a bit different, but everyone that ate it liked it.0
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You guys are awesome thank you so much0
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I just found this yesterday so I haven't made them yet: http://travisjessjones.blogspot.com/2012/03/banana-oatmeal-muffins.html0
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Okay that sounds really good and not to bad for you...thank you so much everyone.0
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I dont have the exact recipe on me right now...I eyeball it.
These are basically the ingredients.....
3 or 4 very ripe almost brown bananas
i use unsweetened apple sauce instead of oil or butter
Eggs....maybe...for more "wet ingredient" I throw in some yougurt...any flavour I have kicking around
Some cinnamon ...yum!
then I think its 2.5 cups of flour and the usual baking soda/powder.
Stevia or sugar...1 cupish
sometimes I throw in some blueberries or if its for the kds I throw in chocolate chips...just a few
Its really yummmy.
Bake at 350 for 45 - 55 minutes if using a loaf pan...or eyeball it if making muffins.0 -
by healthy, do you mean low calorie? i don't have a low calorie recipe but i have an awesome low carb/high protein recipe.
http://comfybelly.com/2008/12/banana-bread/
this is a great website if you want to start looking into a whole foods type of eating style. there are no refined sugars or refined white flours in any of the recipes. almond flour is a perfect substitute for white flour...dense and packed with protein, low in carbs, high in healthy fats but definitely not low in calories.
good luck!0 -
all kinds of great protein recipies on www.flawlessscience.com under the recipies tab0
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So many options to try!0
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I know I can't wait i think i am going to try all of them....going to be a baking fool tomorrow. lol0
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Use in a smoothie.0
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They can also be peeled and frozen in ziplock bags0
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Now that sounds like a really good idea...what do you put on it after? like jam syrup or nothing i may try this
I just had apple pancakes the other day, instead of layering on butter...I added a small layer of peanut butter and sugar free syrup, im sure that would taste excellent with banana pancakes...0 -
I have a great one that I posted on my blog. Pics included.
I eat a piece of this right before I head out for my run. This provides enough fuel to keep me going for 60-90 minutes. Enjoy!!!
http://www.runningwithoutawatch.com/2012/07/banana-bread.html
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http://skinnymom.com/2012/06/04/protein-muffins-chocolate-banana-protein-powder/#
Chocolate protein powder muffins with banana. Awesome!0 -
this is the yummiest banana bread recipe, I use it regularly:
http://cookieandkate.com/2011/honey-whole-wheat-banana-bread/
I replace the 1/3 cup of oil with fatfree/natural yoghurt though0 -
I just made these on Saturday and my whole family loves them. As is, it's pretty healthy, but I still replaced the all-purpose flour with .5c whole wheat flour, .5c buckwheat flour, .25c spelt flour and 2 tbs flax seed meal. I replaced the brown sugar with agave nectar (didn't need as much since it's sweeter). I did 2 large eggs as I didn't want to do the beating of the egg whites and added unsweetened applesauce in place of the oil. I had small bananas so ended up using 5 of them. Oh and I also added nutmeg, vanilla extract and almond extract. The almond extract helped give it the nutty flavor, as if it had nuts - YUM. They turned out really good. I made muffins - makes 24 muffins and froze them in serving sizes of 2 each. My next batch I plan on adding protein powder in place of one of the flours! Can't wait Stats are below - not much difference, so you can do them either way, but the different kinds of flours definitely give it more nutrition.
Stats per muffin with my changes:
Cal = 74; Fat = 1; Carbs = 16; Fiber = 2; Protein = 2
Stats per muffin BEFORE my changes:
Cal = 82; Fat = 1; Carbs = 16; Fiber = 1; Protein = 2
Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread
Makes 1 loaf of 10 slices
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tsp canola or walnut oil
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2 medium egg whites, beaten
- 3 large bananas, ripe
- 1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats0 -
I have a great one that I posted on my blog. Pics included.
I eat a piece of this right before I head out for my run. This provides enough fuel to keep me going for 60-90 minutes. Enjoy!!!
http://www.runningwithoutawatch.com/2012/07/banana-bread.html
Jay
Have you ever added other ingredients to this recipe? I would think a little flax/chia seeds would be good or some blueberries. We go through quite a bit of bananas in our house and this looks pretty simple.0 -
I have a great one that I posted on my blog. Pics included.
I eat a piece of this right before I head out for my run. This provides enough fuel to keep me going for 60-90 minutes. Enjoy!!!
http://www.runningwithoutawatch.com/2012/07/banana-bread.html
Jay
Have you ever added other ingredients to this recipe? I would think a little flax/chia seeds would be good or some blueberries. We go through quite a bit of bananas in our house and this looks pretty simple.
I have not added any other ingredients to the recipe. Every once in a while when I need a chocolate fix, I put some chocolate chips on a piece and melt in the microwave for about a minute.
It is very simple. My kids really enjoy helping me make it and they enjoy eating it as well.
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All of these idea's are great I am really going to enjoy all these thank you all so much.0
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Classic Banana Bread (Cooking Light)
2 cups all-purpose flour (can sub in partial whole wheat flour)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cooking spray Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, yogurt, and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. Spoon batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.0
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