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Applesauce & Honey Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Recently I was asked by a friend about some sugar-free options for baking. Now I have never really experimented much with this type of baking, although probably I should, but I thought it would be a fun challenge to look into it. Many recipes I poured over simply called for the use of a sugar substitute however that is really not what I had in mind. I came across several ideas using unsweetened applesauce or honey. After a bit of experimenting this is what I came up with, and I will say that even the doubting Thomas in me found this bread to be moist, sweet, and overall quite delicious!

Applesauce & Honey Banana Bread
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
 

A sugar-free banana bread with applesauce and honey that is moist, sweet, and delicious!

Course: Breads, Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American, Healthy, Sugar Free
Servings: 24
Ingredients
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda heaping
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 overripe bananas mashed
  • ½ cup sugar-free applesauce
  • ¾ cup honey
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup dark currents
  • ¼ walnuts chopped (optional), (or unsalted sunflower seeds might be nice)
Method
  1. Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. Lightly grease a 9″ x 5″ bread pan and set aside.
  3. Mix together flour, soda, salt cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  4. In a separate bowl mash bananas. Add applesauce, honey, eggs, and vanilla.
  5. Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add applesauce mixture. Stir only until combined. Do not over work.
  6. Dust currents with flour, and fold into the dough (the flour will help to suspend the currents in the bread)
  7. Pour batter into the loaf pan and place in the oven for 60 – 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  8. Allow the bread to cool 5 minutes in the pan before turning out onto a cooling rack.
  9. Allow the bread to completely cool to develop.
  10. Place loaf in a plastic bag or wrap with plastic wrap.
Cooks Notes

For high altitude add 2 tablespoons of flour

 

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