Description
Banana bread is a great dessert for a crowd, and this healthy chocolate banana bread is a great way to still feel your best at sweets time. This dessert is minimally sweetened with honey, and fully brings out the flavor of the bananas and the cocoa for a delicious brownie flavored banana bread. It's very similar to my Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins and my Oatmeal Banana Mini Muffins, which you should also check out
Time
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour
Total Time:
1 hours
10 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$0.18
Ingredients
Serving(s)
Dry
- 1.5 cup Quick oats
- 1/2cup + 2tbsp Cocoa powder
- 2.5 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Wet
- 3 medium Banana, overripe
- 1/2 cup Plain nonfat greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup Natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup Unsweetened applesauce
- 1 large Egg
- 2 tbsp Honey, or maple syrup
Mix-ins
- 1/3 cup Sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
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- Preheat the oven to 350F, and line a bread pan with parchment paper. Spray the inside of the paper as well
- Whisk together dry ingredients (oat flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt) in a bowl
- In a separate bowl, mash a banana. Add the rest of the wet ingredients (yogurt, nut butter, applesauce, egg, and honey) to the bowl and mix
- Any kind of nut butter, like peanut or almond, will work. For a nut free version, use pumpkin seed or sunflower seed butter
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and combine with a silicone spatula. Fold in the chocolate chips
- Transfer the batter to the lined pan, and optionally top with a few extra chocolate chips
- Cover with aluminum foil, and bake at 350F for about 60 minutes. A toothpick should come out slightly dirty, and the internal temperature will be around 190F
- Alternatively, you can bake these as either mini muffins (makes 40) or standard size muffins (makes 12). Bake at 350F until the internal temperature is around 200F, and a toothpick comes out clean. About 12 minutes for the mini muffins or about 22 minutes for the standard size
- Let cool completely in the fridge for about an hour, then slice
Nutrition Facts
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Servings: 20
Calories: 92
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Total Fat: 3.6g (5 %)
Saturated Fat: 1.2g (6 %)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.2g
Cholesterol: 11mg (4 %)
Sodium: 142mg (6 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 14.5g (5 %)
Fiber: 3.1g (11 %)
Net Carbs: 10.8g
Total Sugar: 4.2g
Added Sugar: 1.7g (3%)
Sugar Alcohol: 0.6g
Protein: 3.4g (7 %)
Total Fat: 3.6g (5 %)
Saturated Fat: 1.2g (6 %)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.2g
Cholesterol: 11mg (4 %)
Sodium: 142mg (6 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 14.5g (5 %)
Fiber: 3.1g (11 %)
Net Carbs: 10.8g
Total Sugar: 4.2g
Added Sugar: 1.7g (3%)
Sugar Alcohol: 0.6g
Protein: 3.4g (7 %)
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Vitamin B12: 0.07mcg (3 %)
Vitamin D: 0.06mcg (0 %)
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Calcium: 19mg (1 %)
Iron: 0.99mg (6 %)
Magnesium: 40mg (10 %)
Potassium: 156mg (3 %)
------------------------------------------Vitamin B12: 0.07mcg (3 %)
Vitamin D: 0.06mcg (0 %)
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Calcium: 19mg (1 %)
Iron: 0.99mg (6 %)
Magnesium: 40mg (10 %)
Potassium: 156mg (3 %)
Glycemic Index:
41.9
Glycemic Load:
6.2