Instead of using sugar, maple syrup is used to make this banana bread. It is delicious, really moist, and made entirely of natural ingredients. Although I prefer organic products, anything can be used.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 40 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 loaf |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 4 bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 2 (4 ounce) containers applesauce
- ¼ cup real maple syrup
- ¼ cup agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl.
- Combine bananas and eggs in a second bowl and beat using an electric mixer until well combined. Mix applesauce, maple syrup, agave nectar, and vanilla extract into the bowl. Add banana mixture to flour mixture and mix using a spatula until fully moistened. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 80 to 90 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 227 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 50 g |
| Cholesterol | 47 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 433 mg |
| Sugars | 24 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |