Grammy's Kitchen · Banana Bread · Healthy Banana Bread

One of 35 banana bread recipes we measured

Healthy Banana Bread

from tastesbetterfromscratch.com

It ranks #34 of 35 for browning depth among the banana bread recipes we compared. 2,470 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on12m
waiting50 min
makes12
each$0.19
kcal137
levelbeginner

The formula

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

this recipe typical
fat16%47%
total sugar35%77%
brown sugar share of total sugar60%0%
egg28%45%
leavener5%2%
salt1%1%
fruit178%169%
mix-ins0%25%
flour strength1.01.0

Where it stands out

  • #34 of 35 for browning depth
  • #34 of 35 for gumminess
  • #35 of 35 for rise

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

320 g4 bananas (, about 1 1/3 cups, mashed (320 g))
50 g1 large egg
13 g1 Tablespoon vanilla extract ((15 ml))
38 g3 Tablespoons light brown sugar ((38 g))
25 g2 Tablespoons granulated sugar ((25 g))
3 g1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ((2.6 g))
4 g1 teaspoon baking powder ((4 g))
5 g1 teaspoon baking soda ((5 g))
2 g1/2 teaspoon salt ((2.5 g))
180 g1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ((white or white-whole wheat) (180 g))
28 g2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (, melted (or substitute applesauce) (28 g butter or 30 g applesauce))

Method: 5 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I searched for “easy, healthy banana bread recipe” and found this. Baked and just ate 4 pieces! Oops! Absolutely wonderful! I think it tastes a little like soft “Cinnimon Teddy Grahams”. (That’s a compliment.) Freaking delish! My fam felt the same too ;-)” — a cook, 5.0★
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