This banana bread recipe features Greek yogurt which adds extra moisture to the bread, helps it rise, and creates that old-fashioned banana bread flavor. The applesauce adds extra moisture and is used as a replacement for oil, cutting fat and calories.
Preheat the oven. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Spray the loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Combine wet ingredients. Combine the yogurt, brown sugar, granulated sugar, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl.
1 cup plain full fat Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, 2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Combine the dry ingredients. In a medium-sized bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Stir the wet and dry ingredients together, then add banana. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until they just start to come together. Add the mashed banana and gently stir. Do not over stir or the bread will become dense.
3 small overripe bananas, mashed
⭐️Bake. Bake for 10 minutes at 400°F then turn the oven down to 350°F and continue cooking for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Notes
Dairy-Free
Make dairy-free by choosing a dairy-free yogurt.
Muffins
Turn into muffins by pouring the batter into a muffin tin. Then, bake at 400°F for 8 minutes, turning down to 350°F and baking for an additional 7 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean. CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.