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Loaf of banana bread

Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread

Jessica Stroup
This banana bread recipe is simply delicious and full of whole food ingredients you can feel good about!
5 from 26 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 216 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup coconut oil melted and cooled
  • ¾ cup maple syrup or honey
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 3 bananas very ripe and mashed
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¾ cup white whole-wheat flour
  • 1 cup pecans chopped

Instructions
 

  • Grease and line loaf pan with parchment paper and preheat oven to 350.
  • Stir together mashed bananas, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs.
    Making banana bread. Mixing wet ingredients.
  • Mix in dry ingredients being sure to not over mix.
    Banana bread batter
  • Fold in pecans.
  • Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.
    Banana bread batter in a loaf pan ready to be baked.
  • Cool and enjoy!
    Loaf of banana nut bread, a slice of banana bread with melted butter, and a cup of black coffee

Notes

Since oven temperatures vary check the banana bread at 40 minutes. You can tent a piece of foil over the top of the bread if it is browning too quickly.
 
Banana Bread is very nutrient-dense.  Because of this, I slice my loaves into thinner slices and usually get about 16 slices per loaf.  
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 177mgPotassium: 162mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 48IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Banana Bread, Banana Nut Bread, Banana Nut Muffins, Healthy Banana Bread, Simple Banana Bread
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