Healthy Banana Bread with Applesauce

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Banana bread with applesauce is the perfect afternoon snack! Learn how to make the best healthy banana bread using applesauce and just a few ingredients.

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 315kcal

Author: Shadi HasanzadeNemati

Ingredients

3 bananas ripe
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup applesauce unsweetened
2 eggs
½ cup Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup walnuts chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a 9X5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
Mash the bananas using a fork. Mix bananas and sugar until all combined. Add in applesauce and whisk well.
Add the eggs one at a time and whisk well after each addition.
Add the Greek yogurt and vanilla extract and mix well.
Add flour, baking powder and baking soda to the batter, mix until there are no flour lumps left.
Fold in the walnuts using a wooden spoon. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 50 minutes until fully baked. Insert a toothpick into the middle of the banana bread. If it comes out clean or with little crumb, it's ready.
Cool for 10-15 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack. Let the banana bread cool completely before slicing it.

Notes

For this healthy banana bread recipe use unsweetened applesauce since you're already using one cup of sugar.
I use non fat Greek yogurt to make this banana bread recipe but you can use 1% or whole Greek yogurt as well.
The walnuts are optional in this recipe but they give such nice crunch to each slice of banana bread so if you like the crunch, don't skip the walnuts!
To have clean slices, make sure the banana bread is cooled completely then slice it using a bread knife.
You can serve this delicious and healthy banana bread with some almond butter for breakfast.

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