Easy healthy banana bread

This gluten free healthy banana bread recipe is so easy to make using a blender and a handful of pantry staples. Perfect as a make-ahead breakfast or snack.

I have been testing recipes for easy healthy banana bread for a few months now and I am so pleased that I have finally perfected the recipe. This recipes uses pantry staples that are affordable and easy to find at your grocery store. It’s also SO easy to make because the the batter gets made in a blender so it cuts down on prep time and washing up. But none of that means anything if it doesn’t taste good, right? I can say with full confidence that this banana bread recipe is so utterly delicious. It is based off of my Healthy banana oat muffins recipe and my kids ask for this banana bread all the time.

It has become a part of my Sunday routine now and I make this loaf or the muffins pretty much every Sunday in preparation for the week ahead. We have it with coffee for breakfast, the kids pack it for lunch and it makes an excellent guilt-free late-afternoon snack. This banana bread is made with rolled oats so it’s gluten free and packed with fiber. Eggs add a good boost of protein and the bananas are packed full of potassium. I love adding cinnamon, vanilla and chocolate chips as extra flavor bombs to make this bread even more delicious.

How do you make healthy banana bread?

Combine ripe bananas, eggs, oil, milk (any milk of your choice will work), rolled oats, baking powder and flavorings in the jug of a strong blender then blend until smooth. Add the wet ingredients to the blender first to ensure easy blending. Fold the chocolate chips in once the batter has been blended then pour into a loaf pan lined with baking paper. Bake until golden and a skewer inserted comes out with moist crumbs then allow to cool before slicing and serving.

How do you make banana bread moist?

The bananas and oil make this banana bread super moist. The oats result in a denser banana bread than when flour is used so it’s essential that the oil used is canola, avocado or another vegetable oil. This recipe was tested with butter and coconut oil as well but the vegetable oil resulted in a moister baked banana bread.

How ripe should bananas be for banana bread?

For banana bread made with flour, the bananas can be very over ripe (black and mushy are perfect). For this gluten free banana bread recipe though, you want the bananas to be ripe and not mushy at all. Because we don’t have the structure of gluten (in flour) to work with, the ripe but firm bananas and eggs help with the structure of this bread.

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Easy healthy banana bread

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 20 mins

Total Time

1 hr 30 mins

 

This gluten free healthy banana bread recipe is so easy to make using a blender and a handful of pantry staples. Perfect as a make-ahead breakfast or snack.

Course: Banana bread, Breakfast, Healthy snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Easy banana bread, Gluten free banana bread, Healthy banana bread

Servings: 12

Calories: 186 kcal

Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

• 3 large bananas
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup milk of your choice
• 2 tbsp canola/vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp sweetener of your choice (I used raw sugar but you can use honey or coconut sugar)
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 2½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 160ºC/320ºF and line a 22cm x 12cm (9" x 5") loaf pan with baking paper/parchment.

1. Add the bananas, eggs, milk, oil, sweetener, oats, baking powder, salt and cinnamon to a blender in that order. (Adding the wet ingredients first will allow the blender to easily blend the batter.) 

2. Blend until smooth, stopping and scraping down the blender if needed. 

3. When the batter is smooth, fold in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula. 

4. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan then transfer to the oven. 

5. Bake the banana bread for 1 hour and 20 minutes, covering with foil after 30 minutes if the bread is browning too fast. 

6. The banana bread is ready when it is golden brown and risen and firm to the touch. A skewer inserted should come out with moist crumbs. 

7. Remove the banana bread from the oven and allow to cool for 20 minutes in the pan before removing and allowing to cool completely on a wire rack. 

Nutrition Facts

Easy healthy banana bread

Amount Per Serving

Calories 186 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g 11%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 40mg 13%

Sodium 233mg 10%

Potassium 362mg 10%

Total Carbohydrates 26g 9%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 6g

Protein 5g 10%

Vitamin A 1.6%

Vitamin C 3.6%

Calcium 10.1%

Iron 7.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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