Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Banana bread. Have you ever met someone who doesn’t like banana bread? Seriously. It is the best. Sometimes I let bananas “accidentally” get too brown in our fruit bowl and then I “have” to bake them into banana bread. We are banana bread obsessed in this house.

I love experimenting with different flavours of banana bread, like my latest Bourbon Banana Bread. This time, wanting to eat healthier for the new year, I upped the healthy-factor and baked a 100% whole wheat banana bread.

Because I’m prone to eating an entire banana bread in 2 days, after the banana bread cools, I like to cut and wrap each individual slice to put in the freezer. That way I can throw a slice in my purse before work and it’s thawed by the time I sit down at my desk. Or ‘nuke a frozen slice for 20 seconds. Or throw it in the toaster and slather it with fresh butter.

However, if you did end up eating this entire banana bread in 2 days, at least you won’t feel bad about it – because this whole wheat banana bread is HEALTHY(ish).

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Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

1 hr

Total Time

1 hr 20 mins

 

A 100% whole wheat healthy(ish) banana bread recipe - now you have an excuse to let your bananas "accidentally" get too brown!

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana bread, healthier, loaf, whole wheat

Author: breakfast for dinner

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 ripe bananas mashed
• 4 tablespoons 1% milk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the butter and sugars together. Add in the eggs and whisk until combined. Stir in vanilla, mashed bananas, milk, and sour cream.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined.
4. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
5. Let bread cool in the pan for approx 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely.

Recipe adapted from the lovely kitchen (my old food blog).