Keto Banana Bread Recipes

This bread is amazing. It's fragrant, not too sweet, the perfect breakfast or snack bread. As I was baking it, my house filled with the most amazing fragrance of sweet roasted nuts, banana, and cinnamon.

My starting point when creating this recipe was my pumpkin bread recipe. It's basically the same, with mashed bananas instead of pumpkin.

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I also use less sweetener, because ripe bananas are so sweet. The keto option (see below) uses fewer bananas and a sugar-free sweetener.

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You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this keto banana bread. The exact measurements are included in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:

Ground cinnamon: Make sure it's fresh. I use a whole tablespoon - you can use just 1 teaspoon for lighter-colored bread. But the cinnamon does add wonderful flavor.

Almond flour: An excellent flour substitute that bakes exceptionally well. I use blanched finely ground almond flour in this recipe. I haven't experimented with a coarse almond meal.

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Baking soda: If you'd like to try using gluten-free baking powder (though I haven't tested it in this recipe), remember that ¼ teaspoon of baking soda is equivalent to 1 teaspoon of baking powder.

Bake the bread for 40-50 minutes at 350°F. How long you need to bake it would depend on your oven. When it's done, a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf should come out dry.

Cool the bread completely before enjoying it. This is the hardest part! You will want to dig in right away. But the bread will be too soft and gooey when it emerges from the oven. Its texture and flavor will improve as it cools.

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Absolutely! This tasty bread is the proof, and I have several more that I make with just almond flour and they turn out well. Combining almond flour with eggs and a leavening agent creates beautiful breads.

If you'd rather use baking powder, you should use 3-4 teaspoons of it instead of 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Make sure your baking powder is fresh - it doesn't last as long as baking soda.

Yes. In fact, the sweetener is optional. I recently made a version of this bread with no sweetener at all, relying on the fruit for sweetness. I thought it was perfect - just the right amount of sweetness.

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So you're welcome to try that. You can always drizzle the baked bread with some honey if you find it's not sweet enough for your taste.

But you can certainly make the recipe as I wrote it here, with a small amount of honey, or with a sugar-free sweetener. Even though I use honey, I'm fairly certain that a granulated sweetener would work just as well. So feel free to experiment with coconut sugar, brown sugar, or a sugar-free granulated sweetener.

The keto version has 150 calories, 10 grams of carbs, and 3 grams of fiber per slice. If you need an even lower-carb bread, I highly recommend this keto zucchini bread.

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I like this tasty bread just as it is. My kids like it lightly toasted, with sweet butter and a drizzle of honey. It's also wonderful with cream cheese, almond butter, or peanut butter if you don't mind peanuts.

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I wanted a basic bread that would go with anything, so I didn't add any extras to the batter. I'm curious about chopped walnuts or pecans, or perhaps a handful of chocolate chips. I might try it next time I make this recipe!

Once the bread is completely cool, slice it. Then place the slices in an airtight container, separating layers with wax paper. You can keep them this way in the fridge for up to 4 days.

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*I use Bob's Red Mill Super-Fine Almond Flour. One cup of this flour weighs 4 oz, so 2 cups weigh 8 ounces. It's best to measure almond flour by weight rather than by volume.

**Occasionally, baking soda can cause a reaction in baked goods that results in an unpleasant ammonia smell. If you're concerned about it happening, you could use 4 teaspoons of gluten-free baking powder instead of baking soda. If you opt for baking powder, please make sure it's fresh and not expired. 

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For a keto version: Use just two bananas; replace the honey with 2 tablespoons of any sugar-free sweetener or the equivalent in stevia, and bake the bread for just 30-40 minutes (the batter will be drier with just two bananas). The keto version has 150 calories, 10 grams of carbs, and 3 grams of fiber per slice.

Storage: Once the bread is completely cool, slice it. Then place the slices in an airtight container, separating layers with wax paper. You can keep them this way in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can also freeze the slices in freezer bags. Again, if layering, separate the layers with wax paper.

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Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 172 kcal | Carbohydrates: 15 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 11 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 147 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 8 g

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As you probably already know, the keto diet is one in which carbohydrate consumption is reduced to 50 grams a day or less. (Source) That said, a single medium-sized banana contains roughly 25 grams of carbs. That’s half of the allotted consumption in a single piece of fruit, and most banana bread recipes contain more than one large banana! So, needless to say, bananas themselves along with banana bread are not entirely keto-friendly.

A way in which you can enjoy all the sweet flavor of bananas without all the carbs or using banana extract. For this recipe, we included a single banana, but there are a few twists.

First: Use an underripe banana instead of overly ripe bananas as you might expect. This is because underripe (aka greener) bananas have more resistant starch which is also known as fiber. This fiber content is subtracted from the total carbohydrate count of the bread to find the net carbs which are what count when it comes to keto.

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Second: Freeze the fruit. By freezing then thawing and mashing the banana we are able to extract the liquid and incorporate it into the dough for a well-rounded banana flavor with way less carbs. It’s like bread baking magic!

Once frozen, we’ll let the banana thaw in the fridge (or warm it in the microwave), and mash it in a bowl, making sure to reserve the liquid/juice for the bread.

Pro-Tip: Every flour measures different, and measuring cups can be inconsistent. So, for the best results, use a food scale to measure the grams!

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Note: We think this keto banana bread is plenty sweet as it is. However, to enhance the taste even further, feel free to add ¼ cup of monk fruit sweetener! It’s one of our

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