Healthy Banana Bread

Serves: 1 loaf

Source: Cookie and Kate

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup melted canola oil
  • 1/2 cup Honey
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup mashed Banana
  • 1/4 cup Milk
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • to taste Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 3/4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 and line a loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the oil and honey together with a whisk. Add the eggs and beat well, then whisk in the mashed bananas and milk.
  3. Add the baking soda, vanilla, salt and cinnamon, and whisk to blend. Lastly, switch to a big spoon and stir in the flour, just until combined. Some lumps are ok! If you’re adding any additional mix-ins, gently fold them in now.
  4. Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. If you’d like a pretty swirled effect, run the tip of a knife across the batter in a zig-zag pattern.
  5. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (typically, if I haven’t added any mix-ins, my bread is done at 55 minutes; if I have added mix-ins, it needs closer to 60 minutes). Let the bread cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes before slicing.