Heavenly Healthy Banana Bread

By CruelK8E

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, light or dark, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon banana flavor, optional
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 medium to large bananas, cut into chunks; about 1 pound, before peeling (as weighed at the grocery store)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour, Premium or 100% white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 4 ounces butter
• 3 3/4 ounces brown sugar, light or dark
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon banana flavor, optional
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pound bananas (before peeling, as weighed at the grocery store), peeled and cut into 1" chunks
• 3 ounces honey
• 2 large eggs
• 8 ounces) King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour, Premium or 100% white whole wheat flour
• 2 ounces chopped walnuts, optional

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from kingarthurflour.com

Preparation

Step 1

1) Preheat your oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" or 9" x 5" loaf pan.

2) In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the vanilla, baking soda, salt, and bananas, beating until well combined. The mixture will be fairly smooth, with some scattered small chunks of banana.

3) Beat in the honey and eggs.

4) Add the flour, then the walnuts, stirring until smooth.

6) Bake the bread for 50 minutes, then gently lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top, to prevent over-browning. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, then remove the bread from the oven; a long toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean.

For banana-pineapple bread, drain a 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple in juice, saving the juice for another use (or to drink). Place the pineapple in a double layer of paper towels, and wring it until it's as dry as can be. Substitute it for one of the bananas in the recipe; you may need to increase the baking time by 5 to 10 minutes.