Whole Banana Bread Recipes

VERY BANANA-Y WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x5-inch nonstick loaf pan with parchment paper.
• Beat brown sugar and oil together in a large bowl until well-blended. Add eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract; mix well to combine. Stir in mashed bananas. Add whole wheat flour and baking soda; stir until incorporated. Fold walnuts into the batter.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cover loaf with a clean towel and cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before slicing.

WHOLE WHEAT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat oil and honey together. Add eggs, and mix well. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Add baking soda to hot water, stir to mix, and then add to batter. Blend in chopped nuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on wire rack for 1/2 hour before slicing.

WHOLE30® BANANA BREAD DROP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking pan with 2 teaspoons coconut oil.
• Combine almond flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Mix well.
• Break bananas into pieces and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until soft, about 30 seconds. Mash until creamy. Add eggs and 1/4 cup coconut oil; mix well. Combine with the almond flour mixture. Drop batter onto the prepared baking pan in biscuit shapes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peaks are lightly browned, about 17 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

WHOLE-BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pan with coconut oil and line it with parchment.
• Wash the bananas then trim and discard the tips. Peel the bananas, then slice the peels crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips. Place them in a small bowl and toss with 1 1/2 teaspoons flour to coat; set aside.
• In a large bowl, use a fork to smush the bananas into a rough purée. (Don't worry about small lumps.) Add the coconut oil, tahini, oat milk, almond and vanilla extracts, and salt. Beat together with a whisk to thoroughly incorporate and create a thick batter. Add the sugar and beat with the whisk to combine.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into the batter and fold it in using a rubber spatula until no streaks remain. Fold the floured banana peels into the batter.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top into an even layer. Bake for about 55 to 65 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then lift it out onto a baking rack using the parchment. Let it cool a bit, then serve warm with butter slathered on top, if using, or let it cool completely if you want to store it for later. (Wrapped tightly, the bread will keep at room temperature for about 4 days.)

WHOLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• A couple of hours before baking, let the bananas thaw completely on a plate at room temperature.
• Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Spray an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment, leaving 1-inch overhang on the long sides.
• Whisk the cake flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; Set aside.
• Trim the stems and tips from the thawed bananas then transfer the unpeeled bananas to a high-power blender or food processor; blend until smooth, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; add both sugars, the eggs, butter and vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined. Fold in the dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips, if using.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake until puffed up, golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and let cool completely on the rack.

WHOLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with olive oil.
• Cool and serve: Let the banana bread cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes. Run a butter knife around the edges, tip the bread out of the pan onto a wire rack to continue cooling. Did you love the recipe? Leave us a review!

WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Put the butter, sugar, bananas and eggs in a blender. Blend until nice and smooth.
• Now transfer to a mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl, stir together flours, salt, and baking soda.
• Add dry ingredients to banana mixture alternately with hot water.
• Stir in chopped nuts.
• Cut a piece of waxed or parchment paper the size of the bottom of your loaf pan.
• (This helps the loaf come out in one piece while still warm).
• Put the paper in the loaf pan and spray the pan well with non-stick spray.
• Scoop the batter into the pan.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for one hour and 10 minutes.
• Test with a cake tester to make to make sure it's done.
• Sometimes it takes a little bit longer.
• If the top gets too brown, cover it with a piece of aluminum foil so it doesn't get too much darker.

WHOLE GRAIN HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar blend, flax meal, bananas, milk, sour cream and egg whites until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the banana mixture until moistened. Spoon into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean.

WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Mix six first ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Add raisins and chocolate chips; set aside.
• Mix bananas, eggs, oil and vanilla.
• Combine both mixtures until well blended.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in center of oven 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

MOIST WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Beat together the butter, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. Add the banana, honey and eggs, beating until smooth. Add the flour and nuts, stirring until smooth. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and let it rest at room temperature, uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Bake the bread for 50 minutes. Lay a piece of foil gently across the top and bake until a cake tester (like a toothpick) inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes more. Remove the bread from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes before turning it out of the pan onto a rack to cool completely.