Healthy Banana Bread

April 7, 2026/Recipes & Healthy Eating

This healthy banana bread recipe provides a moist, naturally sweet loaf that balances taste and nutrition. Using ripe bananas, wholemeal flour, and minimal sugar, it offers fibre and natural sweetness without compromising flavour. Perfect for breakfast or a snack, it’s easy to make and guilt-free, satisfying both cravings and health goals.

Ingredients

125ml sunflower oil

75g soft light brown or light muscovado sugar

4 tbsp agave or maple syrup

3 free-range eggs, beaten

100ml low-fat natural yoghurt

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 very ripe bananas, mashed

50g raisins

125g self-raising flour

125g self-raising wholemeal flour

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp ground cinnamon

pinch salt

25g chopped walnuts

1 tbsp demerara sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease a 900g/2lb loaf tin and line with a long strip of baking parchment.

2. Whisk together the sunflower oil, sugar, maple syrup and eggs. Add the yoghurt and vanilla and mix well, then add the bananas and raisins and mix again.

3. Sift both flours, baking powder, cinnamon and salt over the mixture and beat until smooth.

4. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin, spread level and scatter with chopped walnuts and demerara sugar. Bake for 45–50 minutes until well risen and a wooden skewer inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean. If the loaf is browning too quickly, loosely cover with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.

5. Leave the loaf to cool in the tin for 4–5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool to room temperature before slicing.

Nutritional content: per serving

Calories: 408kcal

Fat: 16g

Carbs: 55.5g

Sugars: 32g

Protein: 8g

Source: BBC

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