Grammy's Kitchen · Banana Bread · Healthy Banana Bread
One of 35 banana bread recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #34 of 35 for browning depth among the banana bread recipes we compared. 2,470 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 16% | 47% |
| total sugar | 35% | 77% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 60% | 0% |
| egg | 28% | 45% |
| leavener | 5% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| fruit | 178% | 169% |
| mix-ins | 0% | 25% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 320 g | 4 bananas (, about 1 1/3 cups, mashed (320 g)) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 13 g | 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract ((15 ml)) |
| 38 g | 3 Tablespoons light brown sugar ((38 g)) |
| 25 g | 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar ((25 g)) |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ((2.6 g)) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder ((4 g)) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda ((5 g)) |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt ((2.5 g)) |
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ((white or white-whole wheat) (180 g)) |
| 28 g | 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (, melted (or substitute applesauce) (28 g butter or 30 g applesauce)) |
Method: 5 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I searched for “easy, healthy banana bread recipe” and found this. Baked and just ate 4 pieces! Oops! Absolutely wonderful! I think it tastes a little like soft “Cinnimon Teddy Grahams”. (That’s a compliment.) Freaking delish! My fam felt the same too ;-)” — a cook, 5.0★