Best Ever Healthy Banana Bread

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.

	this recipe	typical
fat	43%	47%
total sugar	53%	77%
egg	51%	45%
leavener	2%	2%
salt	1%	1%
fruit	179%	169%
mix-ins	86%	25%
flour strength	1.0	1.0

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

354 g	3 very ripe large bananas, mashed (about 1 1/3 cup mashed banana)
100 g	2 eggs, at room temperature (very important to be at room temp)
104 g	1/3 cup (104g) pure maple syrup (do not use honey)
113 g	1/2 cup (113g) plain or vanilla greek yogurt (whole milk or 2% is best)
4 g	1 teaspoon vanilla extract
198 g	1 3/4 cup (198g) whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour
5 g	1 teaspoon baking soda
1 g	1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 g	1/4 teaspoon salt
85 g	6 tablespoons (85g) butter, melted and cooled** (you can also use olive oil or melted and cooled coconut oil but I prefer butter)
	Optional add-ins:
56 g	1/2 cup (56g) chopped walnuts or pecans
90 g	1/2 cup (90g) chocolate chips, dairy free if desired
24 g	2 tablespoons (24g) chocolate chips, for sprinkling on top

Method: 6 steps, published by www.ambitiouskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I just enjoyed a slice of this bread that I made yesterday, and had to come comment. I have been making this recipe for several years now, and this is by far the best. I love that it is made with whole wheat flour (I use King Arthur Golden Wheat), has no refi” — a cook, 5.0★

“I use this recipe all the time and have shared it with many friends who love it! I usually do chocolate chips bc that’s what my friends say they like in banana bread, but I tried it with local blueberries recently as a mix in and they were amaaaazing! I always” — a cook, 5.0★