It really seems like banana bread should always be healthy. I mean bananas are healthy and bread is usually pretty healthy too. But banana bread?
I have been experimenting with this banana bread recipe and am so happy with how it turned out! Not only is it gluten free, but it’s also low in sugar, contains no oil or butter (thanks to my special secret ingredient) and has far less calories than other banana bread recipes.
Healthy but still tastes sweet and delicious? How does that work?? Well, let me show you how this magic is done 🙂
Easy Vegan Banana Bread (with Applesauce)
Did you know that 2 tablespoons of butter has 204 calories and 24 grams of fat? By simply replacing the butter, this recipe already gets a whole lot healthier.
The secret ingredient here is applesauce. Ditch the butter in favor of applesauce (21 calories) and save yourself 183 calories. You won’t even be able to tell the difference!
The other big calorie culprit in banana bread is sugar. Recipes often call for 1 cup or more. Well, 1 cup of sugar is 774 calories. Since bananas are naturally sweet already, you don’t sacrifice taste at all if we cut down the sugar from 1 cup to 3 tablespoons.
Oat Flour Banana Bread
Okay, one last swap and our healthy banana bread recipe will be complete! To make this bread gluten free, it’s as easy as switching the flour. Use a cup for cup gluten free flour blend instead of wheat flour. I recommend King Arthur Measure For Measure Flour but other brands will work as well.
*Tip – Gluten-free flour takes longer to absorb liquid. After thoroughly combining (a little extra stirring is helpful too), let the batter rest for 10 minutes to really soak up the liquid and soften.
Pour dough into the loaf pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.This Secretly Healthy Banana Bread tastes just like classic banana bread, but it’s gluten-free, oil-free, & refined sugar-free! It’s made with oat flour for a texture very similar to the original.
The Ultimate Gluten Free Banana Bread
Let me just tell y’all about this banana bread. This stuff is GOOD. Like, really, really good, and you would have no idea that it was gluten-free, or moderately healthy, at all. In fact, no one in my family even believed me when I told them it was. We all just devoured it much too quickly.
I favored it warmed up for a few seconds in the microwave, just to get those chocolate chips all melty and delicious and absolutely wonderful. This is real, homestyle, tastes-like-mommy-made-it banana bread. It reminds me so much of the chocolate chip banana bread my mom would always make for my sister and I when we were left with too many overripe bananas.
Mmm, such good stuff, except instead of the oil and sugar that made mommy’s banana bread, this one uses honey and applesauce! And because it’s healthy, you can have more slices without the guilt. May I suggest having a piece with some peanut butter on it? Mindblowingly delicious (<–whoops, made up a word, but it’s accurate). Of course, to keep it healthier, leave out the chocolate chips. I just can’t have banana bread without chocolate chips, so I had to include them.
Moist Banana Bread With Gluten Free Flour
I made this a few days before I left for London, so it’s been a little over a month since I had it, but in the notes that I took about to remember how I felt about this banana bread, I wrote “SO GOOD. You won’t forget this banana bread, promise.” Thanks, self, you were right. Totally did not forget about it.
Being here in London, without a kitchen to bake in, is slowly starting to kill me! I miss being in the kitchen to cook or bake, and I especially miss eating fresh baked goods and home-cooked meals. Especially when I’m writing posts like this and all I want to do is whip up a batch of banana bread, chockfull of chocolate chips and deliciousness.
However, I’m going to Paris this weekend to celebrate my best friend Paige’s 21st birthday (yay, happy birthday Paige!!!!) and will most definitely be gorging myself on croissants, baguettes with
Best Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe
And lots of wine. Don’t worry – I’ll document as much of the trip as possible to share with you all! Thank you all for being the best readers ever by the way, you guys have been giving such amazing suggestions about places to go in London, and each place I’ve been that was recommended by you guys has been seriously awesome. Y’all are the best!
Let me just tell y’all about this banana bread. This stuff is GOOD. Like, really, really good, and you would have no idea that it was gluten-free, or moderately healthy, at all. In fact, no one in my family even believed me when I told them it was. We all just devoured it much too quickly.
I favored it warmed up for a few seconds in the microwave, just to get those chocolate chips all melty and delicious and absolutely wonderful. This is real, homestyle, tastes-like-mommy-made-it banana bread. It reminds me so much of the chocolate chip banana bread my mom would always make for my sister and I when we were left with too many overripe bananas.
Mmm, such good stuff, except instead of the oil and sugar that made mommy’s banana bread, this one uses honey and applesauce! And because it’s healthy, you can have more slices without the guilt. May I suggest having a piece with some peanut butter on it? Mindblowingly delicious (<–whoops, made up a word, but it’s accurate). Of course, to keep it healthier, leave out the chocolate chips. I just can’t have banana bread without chocolate chips, so I had to include them.
Moist Banana Bread With Gluten Free Flour
I made this a few days before I left for London, so it’s been a little over a month since I had it, but in the notes that I took about to remember how I felt about this banana bread, I wrote “SO GOOD. You won’t forget this banana bread, promise.” Thanks, self, you were right. Totally did not forget about it.
Being here in London, without a kitchen to bake in, is slowly starting to kill me! I miss being in the kitchen to cook or bake, and I especially miss eating fresh baked goods and home-cooked meals. Especially when I’m writing posts like this and all I want to do is whip up a batch of banana bread, chockfull of chocolate chips and deliciousness.
However, I’m going to Paris this weekend to celebrate my best friend Paige’s 21st birthday (yay, happy birthday Paige!!!!) and will most definitely be gorging myself on croissants, baguettes with
Best Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe
And lots of wine. Don’t worry – I’ll document as much of the trip as possible to share with you all! Thank you all for being the best readers ever by the way, you guys have been giving such amazing suggestions about places to go in London, and each place I’ve been that was recommended by you guys has been seriously awesome. Y’all are the best!
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