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dee's yummy & healthier banana bread

LILLYDEE avatar
Recipe by
Dee Stillwell
@LILLYDEE
Citrus Heights, CA

My moms recipe for banana nut bread was very good but had both butter and shortening in it. I don't use shortening in my baking and always try to make my recipes healthier. While I still use butter (never margarine), I use 1/2 butter and half coconut oil most of the time in my baking. I find a mixture of sugars and of flours makes the end product much better tasting, with a better texture, and alot more moist than many healthier baked goods. Some of the ingredients I use may not be available to you, so feel free to substitute if need be. Give it a try and see for yourself.

yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For dee's yummy & healthier banana bread

  • WET INGREDIENTS:
  • 1/2 c
    softened butter
  • 1/2 c
    coconut oil
  • 1/2 c
    dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 c
    coconut sugar
  • 1 c
    stevia in the raw
  • 6 lg or 8 sm
    very ripe bananas
  • 1/2 c
    almond milk
  • 1/2 c
    greek yogurt
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • DRY INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 c
    coconut flour
  • 2/3 c
    almond flour
  • 2 c
    white whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 c
    ground flax seeds
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • OPTIONAL ADD INS: CHOOSE ANY OR ALL.
  • 1 1/2 c
    chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 c
    dark chocolate chips
  • 1 c
    raw unsweetened coconut

How To Make dee's yummy & healthier banana bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. line a cookie sheet with 8 mini aluminum loaf pans. Spray with non stick spray (I use coconut flavored) Cream butter and coconut oil in large mixer bowl. Add sugars and beat for 1 minute. Add bananas (I throw them in whole and let the mixer mash them while running).Beat 1 minute more. Add in eggs 1 at a time while mixer is running. Beat 1 minute more. Mix together milk, yogurt, and vanilla in a measuring cup and set aside. Stir together all dry ingredients. Add them alternately with the milk/yogurt mixture. Fold in chosen add ins and spoon batter into loaf pans. Bake for 35-45 minutes until golden brown and they test done. Brush tops with butter or coconut oil while still hot from of the oven. Enjoy!
  • 2
    Can be served plain or smeared with low fat cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese.
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