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My healthy banana bread is warm, delicious and filling, and it is a loaf of pillowy banana heaven. 😍👌🏻

healthy banana bread Greek yogurt whole wheat

Summer is here, and I thought it would be the perfect time to spruce up an old recipe with some fresh photos. Any time my bananas goes a little too ripe on me, this is what I make with them!

We love to enjoy this banana bread any time of year. We love it at the lake or the beach during the summer.

And we love it in the crisper, colder temperatures of fall and winter. Always with a side of strong coffee, though. 😉 Because coffee is life. ☕🙌🏻

I prefer my banana bread nut-free. But! Feel free to add them back in if you want to. You can just stir them into the batter right before putting it in the pan. I like to sprinkle a few oats for garnish on top, just prior to baking.

healthy banana bread Greek yogurt whole wheat

I love to eat a slice of this for breakfast. My husband and kids gobble it up too, and usually ask for seconds.

I do use a few healthy-ish ingredients to give it slightly more nutrition, like Greek yogurt and whole wheat pasty flour. No worries, though.💁🏼‍♀️ This tastes fantastic. 👌🏻😎  My family wouldn’t touch it otherwise.

healthy banana bread Greek yogurt whole wheat

If you don’t have whole wheat pastry flour, you can do half all purpose and half whole wheat if you wish. I have also made it with just all-purpose, and that works beautifully too.

healthy banana bread Greek yogurt whole wheat

And last, I filmed a video on YouTube a while back, right around the time I started using that 100% whole wheat pastry flour. I can tell by my face that it was when I was pregnant with Mallory. 😆

I hope y’all enjoy this recipe! Let me know if you try it.

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Healthy Banana Bread

This nut free banana bread is like a pillowy loaf of banana heaven. It will make you forget that it is fairly healthy.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword banana bread, healthy
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 147 kcal
Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour*
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup 2% Greek yogurt I used Fage
  • 2 Tablespoons avocado oil (canola works too)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 eggs
  • 3 medium bananas mashed
  • 1/2 tablespoon oats optional garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix the flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
  3. In a stand mixer, add the oil, vanilla, sugar, egg, Greek yogurt and mashed bananas.
  4. Mix on low until well-combined, about 1 minute.
  5. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients with the mixer on low, and mix until well-combined.
  6. Pour into a loaf pan, and top with 1/2 tablespoon of oats for garnish (optional).
  7. Bake at 350 for about 55 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

Recipe Notes

* If you are using regular whole wheat flour, I would suggest using half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat (3/4 cup of each). Heads up: I have tried all regular whole wheat, but it turned out too dense. Using only all-purpose (1 1/2 cups) works great too!

Nutrition information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

 

Nutrition Facts
Healthy Banana Bread
Amount Per Serving
Calories 147 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 198mg9%
Potassium 163mg5%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 45IU1%
Vitamin C 2.6mg3%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe originally appeared on A Pinch of Healthy on October 12, 2014.

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  2. Hannah Bartholomew says

    5 stars
    Excellent! Just the right amount of sweetness. I used regular plain yogurt and added a cup of pecans because I love nuts in my banana bread. Also I used brown sugar this time because we were out of white and it came out great! The oats on top add a nice crunch.

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  3. Alexa says

    5 stars
    I just made this and it was a big hit! It was healthy enough to please me, and “unhealthy” enough to please my family! lol
    Thanks for a great recipe!

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  4. Jackie b says

    Hi marjorie! Can you tell me if there is a vegan option to this? i could probably try on my own, but I know that you are very creative and probably have better ideas on what to substitute for what on your recipes. They’ve all been delicious, by the way. 🙂

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  5. May says

    4 stars
    I made this, and it was soo good! Next time, I think I will add some cinnamon just for a little more kick. I also put banana slices on top with the oats as an extra garnish.

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  6. Robert Myczek says

    A wonderful, healthy recipe!! Made it this morning at our cabin and shared the loaf with our new neighbors. A yummy, healthy way to welcome them!! Thank you so much for the recipe!

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      • Robert Myczek says

        Thank you for your reply. I have been trying to change the name on my account. Robert is my husband, and although he too loves the Banana Bread, I am the one the does the baking. 😊 I am hoping you can adjust my account to reflect this, as I have tried to no avail. If not, that’s okay, I will still continue to enjoy and share this healthy delicious bread, and look forward to trying g new vegetarian recipes on your blog. Thank you!

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  10. Jessica Vaughn says

    Thanks Marjorie! I love that you prove you can eat real food and still be healthy and maintain weight loss.

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