Get the oven ready for this quick and easy banana bread with a twist! Just mix bananas, applesauce, and a few pantry ingredients, and viola, a perfect treat awaits.
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Pin ItHow to Make Banana Bread with Applesauce
- Make the dry blend: Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Make the wet blend: Beat the eggs and honey until pale and fluffy. Add the mashed banana, applesauce, oil, and vanilla and beat until well combined.
- Make the batter: Add the flour blend to the wet blend while beating the mixture continuously. Continue to beat the mixture until smooth.
- Bake: Transfer the bread batter to the prepared pan. Bake in the prepared oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until the bread passes the doneness test. Remove it from the oven and let the bread cool in the baking pan before serving.
Freezing and Thawing Instructions
To Freeze: Wrap the banana bread in plastic wrap and freeze until solid. Make sure to write the date on the plastic. Frozen banana bread will stay tasty for up to three months before slowly starting to lose its flavor. For easy access, cut the bread into slices before freezing.
To Thaw: Leave the banana bread loaf wrapped and let it sit out on the counter for two to three hours or until fully thawed. Alternatively, take out one or two slices of frozen banana bread at a time and pop them straight into the toaster to thaw and warm them up quickly.
Banana Bread with Applesauce
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups spelt flour or whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cup mashed bananas
- 2 eggs large
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Line a 9×5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the eggs and honey.
- Add the mashed banana, applesauce, oil and vanilla and beat until well combined.
- Add in the flour mixture and beat until smooth.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before serving.
- To freeze, wrap the banana bread in plastic wrap and freeze until solid.
- To thaw, leave the loaf wrapped and let it sit out on the counter for two to three hours to fully thaw.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
