No Sugar Banana Bread with Applesauce
No Sugar Added Banana Bread is made with applesauce instead of sugar! It is dairy free, oil free, and made with simple, healthy ingredients.
Ingredients
- 4 Bananas, very ripe, mashed
- 1/3 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- 1/2 Cup Quick Oats
- 1 Tsp Baking Soda
- 2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Cup Lily's Sweets Chocolate Chips Optional (They have no added sugar)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mash the bananas using a fork or potato masher.
- Add the egg, applesauce, vanilla, and stevia (optional) and stir to combine. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and sea salt. Mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir to combine. Do not over mix. Fold in the chocolate chips or whatever mix-ins you prefer.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and top is golden brown
Notes
- Vegan: I have only made this recipe as listed below, but I'm confident you can sub out the egg for a flax egg (my favorite egg replacer) to make this bread vegan!
- For one flax egg, mix one tablespoon of ground flaxseed meal with three tablespoons of water. Let the mixture sit in your fridge for 15 minutes to set up and thicken. That's it!
- Gluten Free: I am confident you could replace the whole wheat flour with 1:1 gluten-free all purpose flour and the oats with gluten-free oats to make this applesauce based banana bread gluten-free.
- Nuts: if desired fold in chopped pecans or walnuts when you add the chocolate chips.
- Sweeter: If you'd like some extra sweetness, try drizzling a slice with a little raw honey or pure maple syrup.
- Banana bread should always be kept in plastic wrap, tin foil, or an airtight container to keep it from drying out or going bad even faster.
- You can extend the life of this easy healthy banana bread recipe up to about a week by refrigerating it. It needs to be wrapped tightly!
Nutrition
Serving: 1SliceCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 175mgPotassium: 241mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 59IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
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