I think it’s a little crazy when I see banana bread recipes that call for an entire cup of sugar. Ripe bananas are so naturally sweet 
I actually use them as the sweetener in some recipes like smoothies and pancakes. Maybe it is my new and improved palate, but I cannot imagine needing a full cup of sugar in addition to three super sweet ripe bananas! So here is my version of banana bread, which of course calls for 100% whole-wheat flour and a mere quarter cup of honey. And don’t feel confined to the “loaf” shape…these are great as muffins, mini-muffins, or small loaves as well. Also, feel free get creative with add-ins like nuts, raisins or other dried fruit. Enjoy!
- 2 ¼ cup whole-wheat flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup oil (I used coconut oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease pan.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl mix mashed bananas with yogurt, honey, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
- Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until blended. Do not overmix.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake large loaf for 40 – 50 minutes or until it comes clean with a toothpick.
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I really need a plain whole wheat bread recipe, I can do in my bread machine. Help!?
Lisa has a recipe for honey whole-wheat bread for the bread machine posted here: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2011/08/17/recipe-honey-whole-wheat-sandwich-bread-for-bread-machine/
I might have missed this question in the comments already, but is there a substitute that I can use for the yogurt? My son is allergic to dairy, but I would love to try these. Thank you!
If you live by a whole foods, they have dairy free yogurts.
Hi Jessica. I’ve used coconut milk yogurt with success. ~Amy
I have the same question about the yogurt I am dairy free and like the look of this recipe could I use some coconut milk.
ok I made this recipe using coconut milk instead (plus I used reg flour bc I am out of wheat) and I think it was just fine but if I get some reg coconut yogurt I will use that next time but I liked it.
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Moist, delicious and real! My only wish is that it didn’t use so much oil. Perhaps I will sub applesauce next time.
Mine is baking in the oven and I used mostly applesauce with a little veg oil. Mix seemed dry, so I hope it comes out!! First timer!
Does anyone have a suggestion on what to use to “grease the pan”. I see this all the time and do not want to use cooking spray for obvious reasons. Does anyone use coconut oil and spread it in its solid form???
Hello Deb. A little coconut oil should work fine. Enjoy. ~Amy
I rub a little ghee on my pans as a substitute for cooking spray.
Your banana bread recipe is delicious! Since finding this recipe, I’ve made the loaf a couple of times and I’ve also used the recipe with some chocolate chips added to the batter to make delicious banana chocolate chip muffins. Since my daughter is allergic to eggs, I use the flax + water replacement and it turns out great.
THIS IS FANTASTIC!! Best banana bread ever!
Thank you so much for this ‘real food’ recipe! After reading some of the comments, I made a few changes to make it work for my taste. Used 1 cup oat flour in place of 1 cup wheat flour, added 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut, added 1 tsp of cinnamon, and added just a little more honey. Baked as muffins at 350 for 15 mins and they turned out perfectly!
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Found this lovely website in my endeavours to find healthy baking treats with natural sugars!
I am experimenting with spelt flour at the moment, I am able to sub the w/wheat flour with spelt?
Thanks, Rebecca
Hello Rebecca. I’ve substituted spelt for whole wheat with success but have not tried in this recipe. Let us know how it turns out! ~Amy
Thanks Amy. Another success with spelt flour, I sub the whole wheat for spelt and it turned out lovely and moist!
This was moist but wasn’t sweet enough for our family.
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I’m just curious….I’d like to start using Coconut oil in my baking like you do (we’re on day 4 of our 100 day pledge) but I don’t know if that measurement is hard or do you melt it?????
HELP!!!!!!!
hands down, the best banana bread i’ve ever tried. baked beautifully, rose perfectly, and everyone who tried it asked for the recipe. (i am sending them to this site!) made a double batch as i had a lot of bananas to use up, subbed a heavy 1/3 cup of homemade applesauce for half the oil, and OMG it is delicious, and (mostly) healthy! i will be making this again and adding nuts, berries, etc, next time…. thanks for sharing!!