4 Tricks for Healthy, Delicious Banana Bread

By: Emily McKenna

Over the years I have perfected my banana bread recipe—one of my favorite solutions for using overripe bananas. I use all whole-grain flour or whole-grain flour mixed with white all-purpose flour, and rely as much as I can on the natural sweetness of the bananas to cut the total amount of granulated sugar called for in the recipe. I also like to roughly mash, or chop, my bananas so that there are big chunks of fruit to bite into. I always throw in a handful of toasted chopped walnuts and sometimes I'll add a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg and a handful of dark chocolate chips.

Want to lighten up your favorite banana bread recipe? Check out the slideshow above for 4 tricks you can use to make your banana bread recipe healthier and delicious.

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